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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) raise increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) “I'll see your raise and double it”
(n) lift , raise , heave the act of raising something “he responded with a lift of his eyebrow” ,
“fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up”
Verbs (v) raise raise the level or amount of something “raise my salary” ,
“raise the price of bread”
(v) raise cause to be heard or known; express or utter “raise a shout” ,
“raise a protest” ,
“raise a sad cry”
(v) raise collect funds for a specific purpose “The President raised several million dollars for his college”
(v) grow , raise , farm , produce cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques “The Bordeaux region produces great red wines” ,
“They produce good ham in Parma” ,
“We grow wheat here” ,
“We raise hogs here”
(v) raise , conjure , conjure up , invoke , evoke , stir , call down , arouse , bring up , put forward , call forth summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic “raise the specter of unemployment” ,
“he conjured wild birds in the air” ,
“call down the spirits from the mountain”
(v) arouse , elicit , enkindle , kindle , evoke , fire , raise , provoke call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) “arouse pity” ,
“raise a smile” ,
“evoke sympathy”
(v) raise create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise “raise hell” ,
“raise the roof” ,
“raise Cain”
(v) lift , raise , elevate raise in rank or condition “The new law lifted many people from poverty”
(v) enhance , heighten , raise increase the level of “This will enhance your enjoyment” ,
“heighten the tension”
(v) promote , upgrade , advance , kick upstairs , raise , elevate give a promotion to or assign to a higher position “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”
(v) raise bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
(v) raise bet more than the previous player
(v) recruit , levy , raise cause to assemble or enlist in military “raise an army” ,
“recruit new soldiers”
(v) raise , bring up put forward for consideration or discussion “raise the question of promotions” ,
“bring up an unpleasant topic”
(v) raise pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth “raise your `o'”
(v) raise activate or stir up “raise a mutiny”
(v) raise establish radio communications with “They managed to raise Hanoi last night”
(v) raise multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
(v) raise bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project “raised edges”
(v) raise , lift invigorate or heighten “lift my spirits” ,
“lift his ego”
(v) lift , raise put an end to “lift a ban” ,
“raise a siege”
(v) resurrect , raise , upraise cause to become alive again “raise from the dead” ,
“Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected” ,
“Upraising ghosts”