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.