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- n the event of something being raised upward
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity - n the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- n helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- v raise the level or amount of something
- v raise from a lower to a higher position
- v cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- v collect funds for a specific purpose
- v cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- v bring up
- v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- v move upwards
- v construct, build, or erect
- v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- v create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- v raise in rank or condition
- v increase
- v give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- v cause to puff up with a leaven
- v bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- v bet more than the previous player
- v cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- v put forward for consideration or discussion
- v pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- v activate or stir up
- v establish radio communications with
- v multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- v bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
- v invigorate or heighten
- v put an end to
- v cause to become alive again
Upraising ghosts - s increasing in quantity or value
a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate
- The Internet is changing the nature of political fund raising.
- Obama's fund-raising peaked in February, when he took in a record $55 million for the month.
- A new government report says the cost of raising a child has soared to $204,000.