raise
English
Verb
(rais)
(label) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
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# To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
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#* Bible, (w) xxxix. 3
- I will raise forts against thee.
# To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.
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# (label) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
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# (label) To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead.
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# (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
(label) To create, increase or develop.
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# To collect.
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# To bring up; to grow; to promote.
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# To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
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# (label) To create; to constitute (a use , or a beneficial interest in property).
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# (label) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
#* Bible, (w) xviii. 18.
- I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
#* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- God vouchsafes to raise another world From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
#* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest
, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
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(label) To exponentiate, to involute.
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To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
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To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
Derived terms
* raise Cain
* raise fire
* raise one’s eyebrows
* raise someone’s consciousness
* raise the alarm
* raise the roof
* raised by wolves
* raised in a barn
Noun
(en noun )
(US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
- The boss gave me a raise .
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
(poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
Derived terms
* lateral raise
* leg raise
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promote
English
Verb
(promot)
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- They promoted the new film with giant billboards.
To encourage, urge or incite
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=5
, so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey’s end}}
To elevate to the above league.
- At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
(label) To increase the activity of a catalyst by changing its surface structure
(label) To exchange a pawn for a queen or other piece when it reaches the 8th rank
Antonyms
* (raise rank) demote
* (advocate or urge on behalf of) denigrate, oppose
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