to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate

to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.

to set upright

When the projection screen toppled, he quickly raised it again.

to cause to rise or stand up; rouse

The sound of the bugle raised him from his bed.

to build; erect

to raise a monument.

to set up the framework of

to raise a house.

to set in motion; activate

to raise a storm of protest.

to grow or breed, care for, or promote the growth of

to raise corn; to raise prizewinning terriers.

to serve in the capacity of parent to; rear

to raise children.

to give rise to; bring up or about

His comments raised a ripple of applause.

to put forward; present for public consideration

He raised the issue of his opponent's eligibility.

Law . to make (an issue at law).

to restore to life

to raise the dead.

to stir up

to raise a rebellion with stirring speeches.

to give vigor to; animate

The news raised his spirits.

to advance in rank or position

to raise someone to the peerage.

to assemble or collect

to raise an army; to raise money for a charity.

to increase the height or vertical measurement of

The blocks raise the table three inches.

to increase in degree, intensity, pitch, or force

to raise the volume of a radio.

to utter (a cry, shout, etc.) in a loud voice.

to cause (the voice) to be heard

to raise one's voice in opposition.

to cause (dough or bread) to rise by expansion and become light, as by the use of yeast.

to increase in amount

to raise rents; to raise salaries.

to increase (the value or price) of a commodity, stock, bond, etc.

Poker .

to increase (another player's bet).

to bet at a higher level than (a preceding bettor).

Bridge . to increase (the bid for a contract) by repeating one's partner's bid at a higher level.

Phonetics . to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the palate

The vowel in pen is raised to i in some dialects.

to increase the amount specified in (a check, money order, or the like) by fraudulent alteration.

Military . to end (a siege) by withdrawing the besieging forces or by compelling the besieging forces to withdraw.

Nautical .

to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching it.

to come in sight of (land, a whale, etc.).

to establish communication with by radio

The radioman was able to raise shore headquarters after three tries.

Mining . to excavate (an opening) upward from a level below.

to be able to be lifted or pulled up

The window raises easily.

(in cards, poker, etc.) to increase a previous bet or bid

My cards weren't good enough to let me raise.

an increase in amount, as of wages

a raise in pay.

the amount of such an increase

His raise was five dollars.

a raising, lifting, etc.

a raise in spirits.

a raised or ascending place; rise.

Mining . a shaft excavated upward from below. Compare winze 1 . ?

raise Cain. Cain ( def. 3 ) .