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English noun: raise | |||
| 1. | raise (attribute) the amount a salary is increased | ||
| Samples | He got a 3% raise. He got a wage hike. | ||
| Synonyms | hike, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase, increment | ||
| 2. | raise (object) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | ||
| Samples | The car couldn't make it up the rise. | ||
| Synonyms | acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, upgrade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incline, side, slope | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | uphill | ||
| Antonyms | declivity, downslope, declination, declension, decline, fall, descent | ||
| 3. | raise (act) increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | ||
| Samples | I'll see your raise and double it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gamble | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | double, doubling | ||
| Domain category | poker, poker game | ||
| 4. | raise (act) the act of raising something | ||
| Samples | He responded with a lift of his eyebrow. Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up. | ||
| Synonyms | heave, lift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion | ||
English verb: raise | |||
| 1. | raise (change) raise the level or amount of something | ||
| Samples | Raise my salary. Raise the price of bread. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bump up | ||
| 2. | raise (motion) raise from a lower to a higher position | ||
| Samples | Raise your hands. Lift a load. | ||
| Examples | The men raise the chairs | ||
| Synonyms | bring up, elevate, get up, lift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boost, chin, chin up, erect, gather up, get up, heighten, hike, hike up, hoist, hoist, hoist, jack, jack up, kick up, leaven, levitate, lift, lift up, pick up, pinnacle, prove, pump, raise, rear, run up, shoulder, skid, trice, trice up, underlay, wind | ||
| Cause | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Antonyms | bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | ||
| 3. | raise (communication) cause to be heard or known; express or utter | ||
| Samples | Raise a shout. Raise a protest. Raise a sad cry. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bring forward, call up | ||
| 4. | raise (possession) collect funds for a specific purpose | ||
| Samples | The President raised several million dollars for his college. | ||
| Examples | They raise the money | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, take in | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fund raise, fund-raise, fundraise | ||
| 5. | raise (creation) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques | ||
| Samples | The Bordeaux region produces great red wines. They produce good ham in Parma. We grow wheat here. We raise hogs here. | ||
| Examples | They raise the animals | ||
| Synonyms | farm, grow, produce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cultivate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, keep, overproduce | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 6. | raise (social) bring up | ||
| Samples | Raise a family. Bring up children. | ||
| Synonyms | bring up, nurture, parent, rear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cradle, fledge, foster | ||
| Cause | grow up | ||
| 7. | raise (creation) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | ||
| Samples | Raise the specter of unemployment. He conjured wild birds in the air. Call down the spirits from the mountain. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, stir | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, bless, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
| Verb group | call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | ||
| 8. | raise (motion) move upwards | ||
| Samples | Lift one's eyes. | ||
| Synonyms | lift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Cause | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| 9. | raise (creation) construct, build, or erect | ||
| Samples | Raise a barn. | ||
| Synonyms | erect, put up, rear, set up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | build, construct, make | ||
| Domain category | building, construction | ||
| Antonyms | dismantle, pull down, rase, raze, tear down, level, take down | ||
| 10. | raise (emotion) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||
| Samples | Arouse pity. Raise a smile. Evoke sympathy. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anger, ask for, bruise, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, draw, excite, excite, fire up, heat, hurt, ignite, infatuate, inflame, injure, interest, invite, offend, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, prick, rekindle, shake, shake up, shame, spite, stimulate, stir, stir up, strike a chord, sweep over, touch a chord, untune, upset, wake, whelm, wound | ||
| 11. | raise (creation) create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise | ||
| Samples | Raise hell. Raise the roof. Raise Cain. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| 12. | raise (change) raise in rank or condition | ||
| Samples | The new law lifted many people from poverty. | ||
| Synonyms | elevate, lift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dignify, exalt | ||
| 13. | raise (change) increase | ||
| Samples | This will enhance your enjoyment. Heighten the tension. | ||
| Synonyms | enhance, heighten | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compound, deepen, heighten, intensify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | potentiate | ||
| 14. | raise (social) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brevet, bring up, ennoble, entitle, favor, favour, gentle, prefer, spot promote, tenure | ||
| Antonyms | demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break | ||
| 15. | raise (motion) cause to puff up with a leaven | ||
| Samples | Unleavened bread. | ||
| Examples | They raise more bread | ||
| Synonyms | leaven, prove | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | ||
| Cause | prove, rise | ||
| 16. | raise (competition) bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bid, call | ||
| Domain category | bridge | ||
| 17. | raise (competition) bet more than the previous player | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bet, play, wager | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
| 18. | raise (competition) cause to assemble or enlist in the military | ||
| Samples | Raise an army. Recruit new soldiers. | ||
| Synonyms | levy, recruit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draft, enlist, muster in | ||
| 19. | raise (communication) put forward for consideration or discussion | ||
| Samples | Raise the question of promotions. Bring up an unpleasant topic. | ||
| Synonyms | bring up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer | ||
| 20. | raise (communication) pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth | ||
| Samples | Raise your `o'. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
| 21. | raise (communication) activate or stir up | ||
| Samples | Raise a mutiny. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incite, instigate, set off, stir up | ||
| 22. | raise (communication) establish radio communications with | ||
| Samples | They managed to raise Hanoi last night. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contact, get hold of, get through, reach | ||
| Domain category | radio, radiocommunication, wireless | ||
| 23. | raise (cognition) multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | multiply | ||
| Domain category | arithmetic | ||
| 24. | raise (change) bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project | ||
| Samples | Raised edges. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring out, set off | ||
| 25. | raise (change) invigorate or heighten | ||
| Samples | Lift my spirits. Lift his ego. | ||
| Synonyms | lift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| 26. | raise (change) put an end to | ||
| Samples | Lift a ban. Raise a siege. | ||
| Synonyms | lift | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| 27. | raise (body) cause to become alive again | ||
| Samples | Raise from the dead. Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected. Upraising ghosts. | ||
| Synonyms | resurrect, upraise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | resuscitate, revive | ||
| Verb group | resurrect, rise, uprise | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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