v.
- lift or move to a higher position or level.
▸set upright.
- construct or build (a structure).
- increase the amount, level, or strength of:
Don't raise your voice at me!
▸promote to a higher rank.
▸
(raise something to)
Mathematics multiply a quantity to (a specified power).
▸(in poker or brag) bet (a specified amount) more than (another player).
▸Bridge make a higher bid in the same suit as that bid by (one's partner).
- cause to occur or to be considered:
doubts have been raised.
- collect or levy (money or resources).
▸generate (an invoice or other document).
- bring up (a child).
▸breed or grow (animals or plants).
- abandon or force to abandon (a blockade, embargo, etc.).
- wake from sleep or bring back from death.
- drive (an animal) from its lair.
- (of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship).
▸Brit. informal establish contact with (someone) by telephone or radio.
- Physiology stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, etc.) against the appropriate target cell or substance.
n.
- N. Amer. an increase in salary.
- an act of raising a stake or bid.
- Weightlifting an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight.
Phrase
- raise hell
informal make a noisy disturbance. ▸complain vociferously.
- raise the roof
make a great deal of noise, especially by cheering.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from ON reisa; rel. to the verb rear2.