raised

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    adj.

  • above the surround or above the normal position

    a raised design

    raised eyebrows

  • embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; brocaded, embossed

    brocaded silk

    an embossed satin

    embossed leather

    raised needlework

    raised metalwork

  • increased especially to abnormal levels; raised(a), inflated

    the raised prices frightened away customers

    inflated wages

    an inflated economy

    n.

  • the amount a salary is increased; rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase

    he got a 3% raise

    he got a wage hike

  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road); ascent, acclivity, rise, climb, upgrade

    the car couldn't make it up the rise

  • increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

    I'll see your raise and double it

  • the act of raising something; lift, heave

    he responded with a lift of his eyebrow

    fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

    v.

  • raise the level or amount of something

    raise my salary

    raise the price of bread

  • raise from a lower to a higher position; lift, elevate, get up, bring up

    Raise your hands

    Lift a load

  • cause to be heard or known; express or utter

    raise a shout

    raise a protest

    raise a sad cry

  • collect funds for a specific purpose

    The President raised several million dollars for his college

  • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; grow, farm, produce

    The Bordeaux region produces great red wines

    They produce good ham in Parma

    We grow wheat here

    We raise hogs here

  • bring up; rear, bring up, nurture, parent

    raise a family

    bring up children

  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

    raise the specter of unemployment

    he conjured wild birds in the air

    call down the spirits from the mountain

  • move upwards; lift

    lift one's eyes

  • construct, build, or erect; erect, rear, set up, put up

    Raise a barn

  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, provoke

    arouse pity

    raise a smile

    evoke sympathy

  • create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

    raise hell

    raise the roof

    raise Cain

  • raise in rank or condition; lift, elevate

    The new law lifted many people from poverty

  • increase; enhance, heighten

    This will enhance your enjoyment

    heighten the tension

  • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, elevate

    John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired

    Women tend not to advance in the major law firms

    I got promoted after many years of hard work

  • cause to puff up with a leaven; leaven, prove

    unleavened bread

  • bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
  • bet more than the previous player
  • cause to assemble or enlist in the military; recruit, levy

    raise an army

    recruit new soldiers

  • put forward for consideration or discussion; bring up

    raise the question of promotions

    bring up an unpleasant topic

  • pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

    raise your `o'

  • activate or stir up

    raise a mutiny

  • establish radio communications with

    They managed to raise Hanoi last night

  • multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
  • bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

    raised edges

  • invigorate or heighten; lift

    lift my spirits

    lift his ego

  • put an end to; lift

    lift a ban

    raise a siege

  • cause to become alive again; resurrect, upraise

    raise from the dead

    Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected

    Upraising ghosts


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

raises|raised|raising
syn.: boost build construct create elevate hoist increase lift produce rear

ant.: lay lower