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Noun raise has 4 senses

raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
--₁ is a kind of increase, increment

Derived form: verb raise₁
ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
--₂ is a kind of slope, incline, side
--₂ has particulars: uphill
Derived form: verb raise₂
raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
--₃ is a kind of gamble
--₃ has particulars: doubling, double
Derived form: verb raise₁₆
lift, raise, heave - the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
--₄ is a kind of propulsion, actuation

Derived forms: verb raise₂, verb raise₈

Verb raise has 27 senses

raise - raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
--₁ is one way to increase

Derived form: noun raise₁
Sample sentence:
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raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
--₂ is one way to move, displace
Antonyms: lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

Derived forms: noun raise₄, noun raise₂
Sample sentence:
The men raise the chairs
raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
--₃ is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentence:
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raise - collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
--₄ is one way to collect, take in
Sample sentence:
They raise the money
grow, raise, farm, produce - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
--₅ is one way to cultivate

Derived form: noun raiser₂
Sample sentence:
They raise the animals
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

Derived form: noun raising₂
Sample sentence:
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raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
--₇ is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
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lift, raise - move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
--₈ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun raise₄, noun raising₁
Sample sentence:
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raise, erect, rear, set up, put up - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
--₉ is one way to construct, build, make
Antonyms: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
Sample sentence:
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arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
--₁₀ is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
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raise - create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
--₁₁ is one way to make, create
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lift, raise, elevate - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
--₁₂ is one way to change, alter, modify
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enhance, heighten, raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
--₁₃ is one way to intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
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promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "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"
--₁₄ is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign
Sample sentence:
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raise, leaven, prove - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
--₁₅ is one way to raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Sample sentence:
They raise more bread
raise - in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
--₁₆ is one way to bid, call

Derived forms: noun raise₃, noun raiser₁
Sample sentence:
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raise - bet more than the previous player
--₁₇ is one way to bet, wager, play
Sample sentence:
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recruit, levy, raise - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
--₁₈ is one way to enlist, draft, muster in
Sample sentence:
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raise, bring up - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
--₁₉ is one way to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
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raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
--₂₀ is one way to pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sample sentence:
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raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
--₂₁ is one way to incite, instigate, set off, stir up
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raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
--₂₂ is one way to reach, get through, get hold of, contact
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raise - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
--₂₃ is one way to multiply
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raise - bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
--₂₄ is one way to bring out, set off
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raise, lift - invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
--₂₅ is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
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lift, raise - put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
--₂₆ is one way to end, terminate
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resurrect, raise, upraise - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
--₂₇ is one way to resuscitate, revive
Sample sentences:
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