- raise⇄noun 1. a raised place.
2. (U.S.) an increase in amount, price, or pay.
Ex. The janitor got a raise in his monthly wages.
3. the amount of such an increase.
4. (Mining.) a passage or shaft driven upward to connect one level wit - raise⇄raise, verb, raised,raising,noun.
- raise⇄v.i. 1. (U.S.) to rise to the top; attain a higher level or position.
Ex. The water having raised ... I could form no accurate judgment of the progress (George Washington).
2. to increase one's bid or bet at an auction or in games. - raise⇄v.t. 1. to lift up; put up; move to a higher place.
Ex. Children in school raise their hands to answer a question. The soldiers raised a white flag.
2. to set upright.
Ex. Raise the overturned lamp.
3. to cause to rise.
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