raise

Meaning

Verb

1. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
2. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
3. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
4. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
5. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
6. (figuratively, physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
7. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
8. (physical, transitive) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
9. (physical, transitive) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
10. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
11. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
12. (obsolete, transitive) To create, increase or develop.
13. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
14. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
15. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
16. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
17. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
18. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
19. (intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
20. To exponentiate, to involute.
21. (transitive) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
22. (transitive) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
23. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
24. (transitive) To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
25. (India, transitive) To open, initiate.

Noun

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of pay raise (“an increase in wages or salary”).
2. A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
3. A bet that increases the previous bet.
4. A shaft or a winze that is dug from below, for purposes such as ventilation, local extraction of ore, or exploration.
5. A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

Noun

A cairn or pile of stones.

Synonyms

lift

bring up

elevate

rear

lift up

increase

breed

erect

grow

pick up

rise

hoist

educate

promote

cultivate

nurture

advance

heighten

heave

keep

collect

set up

uplift

augment

arouse

build

enhance

lever

upgrade

foster

care for

feed

make

upraise

provoke

stir up

gather

construct

get up

put up

evoke

hold up

exalt

assemble

raising

farm

carry

boost

establish

produce

Translations

élever

lever

levantar

soulever

alzare

alzar

heben

aufziehen

éduquer

criar

augmenter

aumentare

criar

erheben

levantar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹeɪz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: reysen

Cognate with Old English: rāsian

Cognate with Old English: rīsan

Cognate with Old English: rǣran

In summary

From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”).
Cognate with Old English rāsian (“to explore, examine, research”), Old English rīsan (“to seize, carry off”), Old English rǣran (“to raise”). Doublet of rear.