raising

Meaning

present participle and gerund of raise

Frequency

Hyphenated as

rais‧ing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.

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raise

1. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
2. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
3. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
4. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
5. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
6. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
7. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
8. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
9. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
10. To create, increase or develop.
11. (obsolete) To create, increase or develop.
12. To create, increase or develop.
13. To create, increase or develop.
14. To create, increase or develop.
15. To create, increase or develop.
16. To create, increase or develop.
17. To create, increase or develop.
18. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
19. To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
20. To exponentiate, to involute.
21. To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
22. 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. To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
25. To open, initiate.

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