Meaning of raise

Raise

Common

verb

•

To

to

; to

or

.

To form by the

of

or

; to

; to

.

To

the

of the

.

To make (bread, etc.)

, as by

or

.

To

(a

person) to

again; to

.

•

In Nautical:

To

to

; to

or

.

To

(the

or any other

) to seem higher by

to it.

•

In Military:

To

to

; to

or

.

To

or

(a

), either by

the

or

in

it, or by

them

or

them.

To

(a

), or

this to be

.

•

To

, increase or

.

To

or

.

To

; to

; to

.

To

(a

,

) for

.

To

into being; to

; to

to

,

, or

.

•

In Law:

To

, increase or

.

To

; to

(a use, or a

in

).

•

To

with (e.g; by

or

).

•

In Poker:

To

to a

by

the

to

.

•

In Arithmetic:

To

, to

.

•

In Linguistics:

To

(a

or other

)

an

.

•

In Linguistics:

To

a

with the

to the

roof of the mouth

.

•

To increase the

value of (a

,

, etc.) by

the

or

which the

is

.

•

In Computing:

To

(an exception).

noun

•

In American English:

An increase in

or

; a

(UK).

•

In Weightlifting:

A

in which the

are

against

.

•

In Curling:

A

in which the

another

forward.

•

In Poker:

A

that

the

.

•

A

or

of

.

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raise

English

raisen

Middle English (1100-1500)

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