Raising Meaning and Definition

Word: Raising

How to pronounce: ˈreɪzɪŋ

How to pronounce: reɪz

Verb

Definitions:

1. Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Example sentences: "She raised both arms above her head"

2. Increase the amount, level, or strength of.

Example sentences: "The bank raised interest rates"

3. Cause to occur or to be considered.

Example sentences: "The alarm was raised when he failed to return home"

4. Collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources)

Example sentences: "It is hoped that the event will raise £50,000"

5. Bring up (a child)

Example sentences: "He was born and raised in San Francisco"

6. Bring (someone) back from death.

Example sentences: "God raised Jesus from the dead"

7. Abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo)

Example sentences: "In late April Henry decided to raise the siege"

8. (of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship)

9. Stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance.

Example sentences: "Monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes"

Noun

Definitions:

1. An increase in salary.

Example sentences: "He wants a raise and some perks"

2. (in poker or brag) an increase in a stake.

Example sentences: "It is usual to agree, before the start of the game, a limit for bets and raises in the poker stage."

3. An act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight.

Example sentences: "Bent-over raises"

Synonyms:

increasing

rising

boosting

growing

increase

lift

lifting

hoisting

breeding

fosterage

upbringing

rise

escalating

nurture

Synonyms:

lift

exalt

pick up

upraise

heave

foster

promote

increase

enhance

improve

boost

add

cultivate

augment

nurture

look

nourish

tend

amplify

inspire

increasing

pick

recruit

up

stir up

evoke

bring

stir

conjure

cause

produce

arouse

elicit

invoke

introduce

instigate

stoke

provoke

foment

call forth

make

enkindle

uplift

heft

moot

jack

educate

bring up

rear

grow

get up

rise

go up

climb

mobilize

gather

collect

assemble

gain

resurrect

revive

raise up

resuscitate

breed

lifting

perk

crop

uptick

farm

put up

construct

escalate

elevate

heighten

accelerate

ascent

rising

upgrade

hoist

express

uphold

extend

put forward

enlarge

expand

hike

swell

boosting

levy

increment

augmentation

put

give

salary increase

wage hike

place

advance

broach

proliferation

expansion

multiply

more

voice

whip

Antonyms:

reduction

decrease

reduce

reduce

finish

lessen

destroy

Derivations:

raise

raised

raising

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Raising in Other Languages...

Spanish: Recaudación

German: Anhebung

French: Relèvement

Italian: Innalzamento

Turkish: Yükselme