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English adjective: raising | |||
| 1. | raising increasing in quantity or value | ||
| Samples | A cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate. | ||
| Similar | increasing | ||
| Antonyms | decreasing | ||
English noun: raising | |||
| 1. | raising (event) the event of something being raised upward | ||
| Samples | An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon. A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity. | ||
| Synonyms | elevation, lift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascension, ascent, rise, rising | ||
| 2. | raising (attribute) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | ||
| Synonyms | nurture, rearing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | upbringing | ||
| 3. | raising (act) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | ||
| Samples | They debated whether nature or nurture was more important. | ||
| Synonyms | breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization | ||
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