raise in WordNet English dictionary

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
   ascent  acclivity  rise  raise  climb  upgrade 
   
2. the act of raising something
   "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
   lift  raise  heave 
   
3. the amount a salary is increased
   "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
   raise  rise  wage hike  hike  wage increase  salary increase 
   
4. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
   "I'll see your raise and double it"
   raise 
   

1. 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"
   promote  upgrade  advance  kick upstairs  raise  elevate 
   
2. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   raise  conjure  conjure up  invoke  evoke  stir  call down  arouse  bring up  put forward  call forth 
   
3. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
   arouse  elicit  enkindle  kindle  evoke  fire  raise  provoke 
   
4. put forward for consideration or discussion
   "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
   raise  bring up 
   
5. raise from a lower to a higher position
   "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
   raise  lift  elevate  get up  bring up 
   
6. bring up
   "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   rear  raise  bring up  nurture  parent 
   
7. raise in rank or condition
   "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
   lift  raise  elevate 
   
8. increase
   "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
   enhance  heighten  raise 
   
9. construct, build, or erect
   "Raise a barn"
   raise  erect  rear  set up  put up 
   
10. 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"
    grow  raise  farm  produce 
    
11. cause to puff up with a leaven
    "unleavened bread"
    raise  leaven  prove 
    
12. cause to assemble or enlist in the military
    "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
    recruit  levy  raise 
    
13. put an end to
    "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
    lift  raise 
    
14. invigorate or heighten
    "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
    raise  lift 
    
15. move upwards
    "lift one's eyes"
    lift  raise 
    
16. cause to become alive again
    "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
    resurrect  raise  upraise 
    
17. raise the level or amount of something
    "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
    raise 
    
18. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
    "raised edges"
    raise 
    
19. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
    raise 
    
20. cause to be heard or known; express or utter
    "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
    raise 
    
21. activate or stir up
    "raise a mutiny"
    raise 
    
22. establish radio communications with
    "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
    raise 
    
23. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
    "raise your `o'"
    raise 
    
24. bet more than the previous player
    raise 
    
25. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
    raise 
    
26. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
    "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
    raise 
    
27. collect funds for a specific purpose
    "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
    raise