raising

(noun) the event of something being raised upward. Synonyms: elevation, lift. Examples: "An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon." "A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity."

(noun) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child. Synonyms: rearing, nurture.

(noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, rearing, upbringing. Example: "They debated whether nature or nurture was more important."

(verb) raise the level or amount of something. Synonyms: raise. Examples: "Raise my salary." "Raise the price of bread."

(verb) raise from a lower to a higher position. Synonyms: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up. Examples: "Raise your hands." "Lift a load."

(verb) cause to be heard or known; express or utter. Synonyms: raise. Examples: "Raise a shout." "Raise a protest." "Raise a sad cry."

(verb) collect funds for a specific purpose. Synonyms: raise. Example: "The president raised several million dollars for his college."

(verb) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. Synonyms: grow, raise, farm, produce. Examples: "The bordeaux region produces great red wines." "They produce good ham in parma." "We grow wheat here." "We raise hogs here."

(verb) bring up. Synonyms: rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent. Examples: "Raise a family." "Bring up children."

(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth. Examples: "Raise the specter of unemployment." "He conjured wild birds in the air." "Call down the spirits from the mountain."

(verb) move upwards. Synonyms: lift, raise. Example: "Lift one's eyes."

(verb) construct, build, or erect. Synonyms: raise, erect, rear, set up, put up. Example: "Raise a barn."

(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). Synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke. Examples: "Arouse pity." "Raise a smile." "Evoke sympathy."

(verb) create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise. Synonyms: raise. Examples: "Raise hell." "Raise the roof." "Raise cain."

(verb) raise in rank or condition. Synonyms: lift, raise, elevate. Example: "The new law lifted many people from poverty."

(verb) increase. Synonyms: enhance, heighten, raise. Examples: "This will enhance your enjoyment." "Heighten the tension."

(verb) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position. Synonyms: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate. Examples: "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."

(verb) cause to puff up with a leaven. Synonyms: raise, leaven, prove. Example: "Unleavened bread."

(verb) bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level. Synonyms: raise.

(verb) bet more than the previous player. Synonyms: raise.

(verb) cause to assemble or enlist in the military. Synonyms: recruit, levy, raise. Examples: "Raise an army." "Recruit new soldiers."

(verb) put forward for consideration or discussion. Synonyms: raise, bring up. Examples: "Raise the question of promotions." "Bring up an unpleasant topic."

(verb) pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth. Synonyms: raise. Example: "Raise your `o'."

(verb) activate or stir up. Synonyms: raise. Example: "Raise a mutiny."

(verb) establish radio communications with. Synonyms: raise. Example: "They managed to raise hanoi last night."

(verb) multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. Synonyms: raise.

(verb) bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project. Synonyms: raise. Example: "Raised edges."

(verb) invigorate or heighten. Synonyms: raise, lift. Examples: "Lift my spirits." "Lift his ego."

(verb) put an end to. Synonyms: lift, raise. Examples: "Lift a ban." "Raise a siege."

(verb) cause to become alive again. Synonyms: resurrect, raise, upraise. Examples: "Raise from the dead." "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected." "Upraising ghosts."

(adj) increasing in quantity or value. Example: "A cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate."