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raise (r

v. raised, rais·ing, rais·es

v.tr.

1. To move to a higher position; elevate: raised the loads with a crane. See Synonyms at lift.

2. To set in an upright or erect position: raise a flagpole.

3. To erect or build: raise a new building.

4. To cause to arise, appear, or exist: The slap raised a welt.

5. To increase in size, quantity, or worth: raise an employee's salary.

6. To increase in intensity, degree, strength, or pitch: raised his voice.

7. To improve in rank or dignity; promote: raised her to management level.

a. To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate: raise corn and soybeans.

b. To breed and care for to maturity: raise cattle.

c. To bring up; rear: raise children.

d. To accustom to something from an early age: "Such amenities are ... meant to make churchgoing attractive to a post-World War II generation raised on shopping malls and multiplex cinemas" (Gustav Niebuhr).

9. To put forward for consideration: raised an important question. See Synonyms at broach¹.

10. To voice; utter: raise a shout.

11.

a. To awaken; arouse: noise that would raise the dead.

b. To stir up; instigate: raise a revolt.

c. To bring about; provoke: remarks intended to raise a laugh.

12. To make contact with by radio: couldn't raise the control tower after midnight.

13. To gather together; collect: raise money from the neighbors for a charity.

14. To cause (dough) to puff up.

15. To end (a siege) by withdrawing troops or forcing the enemy troops to withdraw.

16. To remove or withdraw (an order).

17. Games

a. To increase (a poker bet).

b. To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).

c. To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).

18. Nautical To bring into sight by approaching nearer: raised the Cape.

19. To alter and increase fraudulently the written value of (a check, for example).

20. To cough up (phlegm).

21. Scots To make angry; enrage.

v.intr. Games

To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.

1. The act of raising or increasing.

2. An increase in salary.

Idioms:

raise Cain/the devil/hell

1. To behave in a rowdy or disruptive fashion.

2. To reprimand someone angrily.

raise eyebrows

To cause surprise or mild disapproval.

raise the stakes

To increase one's commitment or involvement.

[Middle English raisen, from Old Norse reisa; see er-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

raiser n.

raise [reɪz]

vb (mainly tr)

1. to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level; lift

2. to set or place in an upright position

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to construct, build, or erect to raise a barn

4. to increase in amount, size, value, etc. to raise prices

5. to increase in degree, strength, intensity, etc. to raise one's voice

6. to advance in rank or status; promote

7. to arouse or awaken from or as if from sleep or death

8. to stir up or incite; activate to raise a mutiny

raise Cain (or the devil, hell, the roof etc.)

a. to create a boisterous disturbance

b. to react or protest heatedly

10. to give rise to; cause or provoke to raise a smile

11. to put forward for consideration to raise a question

12. to cause to assemble or gather together; collect to raise an army

13. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to grow or cause to grow to raise a crop

14. to bring up; rear to raise a family

15. to cause to be heard or known; utter or express to raise a shout to raise a protest

16. to bring to an end; remove to raise a siege raise a ban

17. (Cookery) to cause (dough, bread, etc.) to rise, as by the addition of yeast

18. (Group Games / Card Games) Poker to bet more than (the previous player)

19. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge to bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

20. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to cause (something) to seem to rise above the horizon by approaching we raised land after 20 days

21. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to establish radio communications with we managed to raise Moscow last night

22. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to obtain (money, funds, capital, etc.)

23. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief; cause to project

24. (Medicine / Pathology) to cause (a blister, welt, etc.) to form on the skin to expel (phlegm) by coughing

25. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

26. (Mathematics) Maths to multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

27. (Law)

a. to institute (a suit or action at law)

b. to draw up (a summons)

28. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Chiefly US and Canadian to increase the amount payable on (a cheque, money order, etc.) fraudulently

29. (Team Sports / Curling) Curling to push (a stone) towards the tee with another stone

raise an eyebrow

a. Also raise one's eyebrows to look quizzical or surprised

b. to give rise to doubt or disapproval

raise one's glass (to) to drink the health of (someone); drink a toast (to)

raise one's hat Old-fashioned to take one's hat briefly off one's head as a greeting or mark of respect

1. the act or an instance of raising

2. Chiefly US and Canadian an increase, esp in salary, wages, etc.; rise

[from Old Norse reisa; related to Old English rǣran to rear²]

raisable , raiseable adj

raiser n

Raise things collected; a heap of stones. See also cairn.

Example: such rising as are caused by the burial of the dead . . . are called raises, 1695.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	raise - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, hike, rise increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
	2.	raise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, rise incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" uphill - the upward slope of a hill
	3.	raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it" poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand gamble - a risky act or venture doubling, double - raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
	4.	raise - the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" heave, lift actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
Verb	1.	raise - raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" bump up - increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil"
	2.	raise - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" lift, elevate, get up, bring up get up - cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M." jack, jack up - lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" shoulder - lift onto one's shoulders kick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" trice, trice up - raise with a line; "trice a window shade" run up, hoist - raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" pump - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman" underlay - raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate" skid - elevate onto skids pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" chin, chin up - raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar leaven, prove, raise - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" boost, hike, hike up - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" gather up, lift up, pick up - take and lift upward erect, rear - cause to rise up bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
	3.	raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" call up, bring forward - bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court"
	4.	raise - collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" fund raise, fund-raise, fundraise - raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" collect, take in - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
	5.	raise - 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" farm, produce, grow farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted cultivate - foster the growth of keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
	6.	raise - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" parent, rear, bring up, nurture fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight cradle - bring up from infancy foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
	7.	raise - 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" bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
	8.	raise - move upwards; "lift one's eyes" lift move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	9.	raise - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" erect, put up, set up, rear construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" pull down, rase, raze, dismantle, tear down, level, take down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
	10.	raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" excite - arouse or elicit a feeling anger - make angry; "The news angered him" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure shame - cause to be ashamed spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	11.	raise - create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	12.	raise - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" elevate, lift alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dignify - raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" exalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
	13.	raise - increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" enhance, heighten compound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" potentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug"
	14.	raise - 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" elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility favor, favour, prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military
	15.	raise - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" leaven, prove lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	16.	raise - bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players bid, call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
	17.	raise - bet more than the previous player card game, cards - a game played with playing cards wager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
	18.	raise - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" levy, recruit muster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army
	19.	raise - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" bring up cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
	20.	raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	21.	raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" instigate, incite, stir up, set off - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
	22.	raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" radio, radiocommunication, wireless - medium for communication contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
	23.	raise - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"
	24.	raise - bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges" set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
	25.	raise - invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" lift ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
	26.	raise - put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" lift terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	27.	raise - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" resurrect, upraise resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" resurrect, uprise, rise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

raise

verb

1. lift, move up, elevate, uplift, heave He raised his hand to wave.

2. lift, elevate, set upright She raised herself on one elbow.

3. increase, reinforce, intensify, heighten, advance, boost, strengthen, enhance, put up, exaggerate, hike (up) (informal), enlarge, escalate, inflate, aggravate, magnify, amplify, augment, jack up Two incidents in recent days have raised the level of concern.
increase cut, drop, reduce, lower, sink, diminish, decrease, lessen

4. improve, boost, enhance, upgrade, make better, ameliorate, lift a new drive to raise standards of literacy in Britain's schools

5. make louder, heighten, amplify, louden, increase, turn up, intensify, magnify, augment, make higher Don't you raise your voice to me!

6. collect, get, gather, obtain, acquire, accumulate, amass events held to raise money

7. mobilize, form, mass, rally, recruit, assemble, levy, sign up, muster, enlist, call together Landed nobles provided courts of justice and raised troops.

8. cause, start, produce, create, occasion, provoke, bring about, originate, give rise to, engender a joke that raised a smile

9. put forward, suggest, introduce, advance, bring up, broach, moot He had been consulted and had raised no objections.

10. bring up, develop, rear, foster, educate, care for, provide for, nurture the house where she was raised

11. grow, produce, farm, rear, cultivate, propagate He raises 2,000 acres of wheat and hay.

12. breed, keep, tend, rear, nurture She raised chickens and pigs.

13. build, construct, put up, erect They raised a church in the shape of a boat.
build level, destroy, ruin, wreck, demolish

14. communicate with, reach, contact, get hold of, get in touch with, call forth the ability to raise the dead

15. promote, upgrade, elevate, advance, prefer, exalt, aggrandize He was to be raised to the rank of ambassador.
promote reduce, downgrade, demote

noun

rise, pay increase, increment Within two months Kelly got a raise.

Translations

raise [reɪz]

A. VT

1. (= lift) [+ fallen object, weight, hand] → levantar, alzar; [+ hat] → levantarse; [+ blinds, window] → subir; [+ flag] → izar; [+ dust] → levantar; [+ wreck] → sacar a flote; [+ camp, siege, embargo] → levantar
to raise one's eyebrows (lit) → arquear las cejas
her behaviour raised a lot of eyebrows (fig) → su comportamiento escandalizó a mucha gente
to raise one's eyes → alzar la vista or la mirada, levantar los ojos or la vista
to raise one's glass to sth/sb → brindar por algo/algn
he raised his hands in horror/surrender → levantó or alzó las manos horrorizado/rindiéndose
to raise o.s. → levantarse, alzarse
to raise o.s. into a sitting position → incorporarse
see also curtain, hand A10
see also hell A1
see also hope A1
see also roof, sight A4
see also spirit A7.1
see also stake A1

2. (= make higher) → subir
the rain has raised the water level in the river → la lluvia ha subido el nivel del agua del río

3. (= increase) [+ prices, salaries, taxes] → aumentar, subir; [+ temperature] → subir, aumentar, elevar; [+ standard, level] → subir; [+ age limit] → extender; [+ awareness, consciousness] → aumentar
to raise standards in education → subir el nivel de la enseñanza
to raise the school leaving age → extender la edad de escolarización mínima obligatoria
we want to raise the profile of rugby → queremos realzar la imagen del rugby
don't you raise your voice to me! → ¡no me levantes or alces la voz!

4. [+ person] (in rank) → ascender (to a)
see also peerage

5. (= erect) [+ building, statue] → erigir, levantar

6. (= bring up) [+ child, livestock] → criar; [+ crop] → cultivar
the house where she was raised → la casa donde se crió
I want to settle down, maybe raise a family → quiero asentarme, y quizá tener una familia

7. (= produce) [+ laugh] → provocar; [+ doubts, fears] → suscitar; [+ suspicion] → levantar, despertar; [+ cry] → dar; [+ bump] → causar; [+ blister] → levantar
his speech raised a cheer from the crowd → su discurso suscitó una ovación del público
his forlorn attempts to raise a few laughs → sus intentos desesperados por provocar unas cuantas risas
she could barely raise a smile → apenas pudo sonreír
to raise suspicion in sb's mind → levantar or despertar las sospechas de algn

8. (= present, put forward) [+ question, point, possibility] → plantear; [+ subject] → sacar; [+ complaint] → presentar
I'll raise the point with them → se lo mencionaré
you'll have to raise that with the director → tendrás que plantearle or comentarle eso al director
to raise objections to sth → poner objeciones or peros a algo
this raises the prospect of civil war → esto plantea la posibilidad de una guerra civil
he gets embarrassed whenever the subject is raised → se pone violento cada vez que se saca el tema

9. (= get together) [+ funds, money] → recaudar; [+ capital] → movilizar; [+ loan] → conseguir, obtener; [+ army] → reclutar
they couldn't raise his bail → no pudieron reunir el dinero de su fianza
they raised a loan against the house → consiguieron un préstamo con la casa como garantía
to raise money for charity → recaudar dinero con fines benéficos
see also mortgage

10. (Cards) I'll raise you! → ¡subo la apuesta!
I'll raise you £10 → te subo 10 libras más
see also bid, stake A1

11. (= contact) (by phone) → localizar; (by radio) → contactar con, localizar
we tried to raise him on the radio → intentamos contactar con él or localizarlo por radio

12. (= conjure) [+ spirits] → evocar
to raise sb from the dead → resucitar a algn, levantar a algn de entre los muertos

13. (Math) [+ total] → elevar
2 raised to the power 3 is 8 → 2 elevado a la tercera potencia es 8

B. N (esp US) (in salary) → aumento m, subida f; (in taxes) → subida f

raise up VT + ADV (= lift) → levantar, alzar
to raise o.s. up into a sitting position → incorporarse
he raised himself up on one elbow → se apoyó en un codo
he has raised himself up from nothing → ha salido de la nada
to raise sb up from poverty → sacar a algn de la pobreza, ayudar a algn a salir de la miseria

raise [ˈreɪz]

n (US) (= pay rise) → augmentation f
to get a raise → avoir une augmentation

(= lift) [+ hand, arm] → lever; [+ gun, knife] → lever; [+ lid] → soulever
He raised his hand → Il a levé la main.
to raise one's glass to sb/qch (as toast) → lever son verre en l'honneur de qn/qch
to raise a glass to one's lips → porter un verre à ses lèvres
Milton raised the glass to his lips → Milton porta le verre à ses lèvres.
to raise a window (sash window) → ouvrir une fenêtre à guillotine
to raise o.s. → se hisser
He raised himself into a sitting position
BUT Il se mit sur son séant.

to raise the flag → hisser les couleurs

(= increase) [+ interest rates, salaries, prices, stakes, limit] → augmenter; [+ level] → élever; [+ temperature] → augmenter; [+ volume] → augmenter
to raise public awareness → sensibiliser les gens
to raise awareness of sth → sensibiliser les gens à qch
to raise sb's hopes → donner de l'espoir à qn, donner espoir à qn
Don't raise their hopes too soon! → Ne leur donne pas espoir trop tôt!
to raise hopes that ... → donner à espérer que ...
The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon → L'accord a donné à espérer que la guerre pourrait finir bientôt.

to raise one's voice (= speak louder) → élever la voix
Anne raised her voice in order to be heard → Anne éleva la voix afin d'être entendue. (= speak angrily) → élever la voix
Don't raise your voice to me! → N'élève pas la voix avec moi!

(= improve) [+ standards] → élever
They want to raise standards in schools → Ils veulent élever le niveau dans les écoles.
to raise sb's spirits → remonter le moral à qn
to raise one's game (= play much better) → élever son niveau de jeu

(= end) [+ siege, embargo, blockade, ban] → lever

(= build) → ériger

(= cause) [+ protest, doubt] → susciter
This event raises doubts as to whether they are capable → L'événement suscite des doutes quant à leurs capacités.
to raise a laugh → faire rire
to raise a smile → faire sourire

(= mention) [+ subject, question] → évoquer; [+ objection] → soulever
At no time did he raise the matter with me → À aucun moment il n'a évoqué la question avec moi.
She raised no objection → Elle n'a soulevé aucune objection.
You would have to raise that with Mr Green personally → Il faudrait que vous en parliez avec M. Green personnellement.

(= bring up) [+ child, family] → élever
His children were raised in the Catholic faith → Ses enfants ont été élevés dans la foi catholique.

(= farm) [+ cattle] → élever; [+ crop] → cultiver

[+ funds] → lever
to raise money → collecter de l'argent
The school is raising money for a new gym → L'école collecte de l'argent pour un nouveau gymnase.

[+ loan] → obtenir

[+ army] → lever

(= contact) [+ person] → contacter
I haven't been able to raise her on her mobile phone → Je n'ai pas pu la contacter sur son portable.

(= resurrect) to raise the dead → ressusciter les morts
to raise sb from the dead → ressusciter qn d'entre les morts

raise

(= lift) object, arm, head → heben; blinds, eyebrow → hochziehen; (Theat) curtain → hochziehen; (Naut) anchor → lichten; sunken ship → heben; (Med) blister → bilden; to raise one’s hat to somebody (lit, fig) → den Hut vor jdm ziehen or lüften; to raise one’s glass to somebody → jdm zutrinken; to raise one’s fist to somebody → jdm mit der Faust drohen; to raise one’s hand against somebody → die Hand gegen jdn erheben; to raise one’s eyes to heaven → die Augen zum Himmel erheben; to raise the pitch (Mus) → eine höhere Tonlage wählen; to raise the dead → die Toten wieder zum Leben erwecken or auferstehen lassen; to raise somebody from the dead → jdn von den Toten erwecken; to raise one’s voice → lauter sprechen; (= get angry) → laut werden; not a voice was raised in protest → nicht eine Stimme des Protests wurde laut; to raise somebody’s/one’s hopes → jdm/sich Hoffnung machen; to raise the people to revolt → das Volk zur Revolution aufhetzen; to raise the roof (fig) (with noise) → das Haus zum Beben bringen; (with approval) → in Begeisterungsstürme ausbrechen; (with anger) → fürchterlich toben; the Opposition raised the roof at the Government’s proposals → die Opposition buhte gewaltig, als sie die Vorschläge der Regierung hörte ? eyebrow, toast

(in height) (→ um) wall, ceiling → erhöhen; level → anheben

(= increase) (→ auf +acc) → erhöhen; price → erhöhen, anheben; limit, standard → anheben, heraufsetzen; to raise the stakes → den Einsatz erhöhen; to raise the tone → das Niveau heben; England has to raise its game → das Spielniveau der englischen Mannschaft muss sich verbessern

(= promote) → (er)heben (→ to in +acc) ? peerage

(= build, erect) statue, building → errichten

(= create, evoke) problem, difficulty → schaffen, aufwerfen; question → aufwerfen, vorbringen; objection → erheben; suspicion, hope → (er)wecken; spirits, ghosts → (herauf)beschwören; mutiny → anzetteln; to raise a cheer (in others) → Beifall ernten; (oneself) → Beifall spenden; to raise a smile (in others) → ein Lächeln hervorrufen; (oneself) → lächeln; to raise a protest → protestieren; to raise hell (inf) → einen Höllenspektakel machen (inf)

(= grow, breed) children → aufziehen, großziehen; animals → aufziehen; crops → anbauen; to raise a family → Kinder großziehen

(= get together) army → auf die Beine stellen, aufstellen; taxes → erheben; funds, money → aufbringen, auftreiben; loan, mortgage → aufnehmen

(= end) siege, embargo → aufheben, beenden

(Cards) → erhöhen; I’ll raise you 6 (Poker) → ich erhöhe um 6

(Telec: = contact) → Funkkontakt m → aufnehmen mit

(Math) to raise a number to the power of 2/3 etc → eine Zahl in die zweite/dritte etc Potenz erheben

(esp US) (in salary) → Gehaltserhöhung f; (in wages) → Lohnerhöhung f

(Cards) → Erhöhung f

raise [reɪz]

1. vt

a. (lift, gen) → sollevare, alzare; (shipwreck) → riportare alla superficie; (flag) → alzare, issare; (dust) → sollevare (fig) (spirits, morale) → risollevare, tirar su; (to power, in rank) → elevare (Math) to raise to the third power → elevare alla terza potenza
to raise o.s. up on one's elbows → sollevarsi sui gomiti
he raised his hat to me → si è tolto il cappello per salutarmi
to raise one's glass to sb/sth → brindare a qn/qc
to raise one's voice → alzare la voce
he didn't raise an eyebrow → non ha battuto ciglio
to raise sb's hopes → accendere le speranze di qn
to raise from the dead → risuscitare

b. (erect, building, statue) → erigere

c. (increase, salary, production) → aumentare; (price) → aumentare, alzare

d. (crop) → coltivare; (bring up, breed, family, livestock) → allevare

e. (produce, question, objection) → sollevare; (problem) → porre; (doubts, suspicions) → far sorgere, far nascere
to raise a laugh/a smile → far ridere/sorridere
to raise hell or the roof (fam) → fare il diavolo a quattro

f. (get together, funds, army) → raccogliere; (taxes) → imporre; (money) → procurarsi
to raise a loan → ottenere un prestito

g. (end, siege, embargo) → togliere

2. n (Am) (payrise) → aumento

raise [reɪz]

1. vt

b. (erect, building, statue) → erigere

c. (increase, salary, production) → aumentare; (price) → aumentare, alzare

d. (crop) → coltivare; (bring up, breed, family, livestock) → allevare

f. (get together, funds, army) → raccogliere; (taxes) → imporre; (money) → procurarsi
to raise a loan → ottenere un prestito

g. (end, siege, embargo) → togliere

2. n (Am) (payrise) → aumento

raise

v raise [reiz]

1 to move or lift to a high(er) position Raise your right hand; Raise the flag. lig, steek op يَرْفَع вдигам zvednout, vztyčit løfte; hejse heben σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω levantar tõstma بالا بردن؛ برافراشتن nostaa lever לְהַעלוֹת, לְהָרִים ऊपर उठाना podići (fel)emel mengangkat lyfta alzare, innalzare 上げる 높이 들어올리다 iškelti, pakelti []celt angkat opheffen løfte, heise, rekke opp podnieść levantar a ridica поднимать zdvihnúť, vztýčiť dvigniti podići lyfta, hissa ยกขึ้น kaldırmak 舉起，昇起 піднімати بلند کرنا nâng lên; giơ lên 举起，升起

2 to make higher If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres. hoër maak يَرْفَع إلى أعلى повдигам zvýšit forøge erhöhen υψώνω, αυξάνω subir, elevar tõstma ترقی کردن؛ ارتقا دادن korottaa hausser לְהַעֲלוֹת, לְהָרִים खड़ा करना povisiti, povećati (meg)növel menaikkan hækka aumentare, alzare 高くする 가치를 높이다 pakelti, padidinti celt meninggikan verhogen øke, heve, forhøye podnieść elevar a mări; a înălţa повышать zvýšiť povišati podići höja ทำให้เพิ่มขึ้น yükseltmek 提高 підвищувати اونچا کرنا nâng lên 提高

3 to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food We don't raise pigs on this farm. verbou, teel يَزْرَع отглеждам pěstovat, chovat opdrætte züchten καλλιεργώ, (εκ)τρέφω cultivar; criar kasvatama پرورش دادن kasvattaa élever לְגַדֵל उगाना, बढ़ाना uzgajati termeszt (növényt); tenyészt (állatot) memelihara rækta allevare; coltivare 飼う (야채를) 재배하다, (가축을) 사육하다 auginti audzēt menternak kweken, fokken dyrke; avle hodować criar a creşte выращивать; разводить pestovať, chovať rediti uzgajati odla, föda upp ปลูก yetiştirmek, beslemek 種植，飼養 вирощувати; розводити نسل بڑھانا chăn nuôi 饲养

4 to rear, bring up (a child) She has raised a large family. grootmaak يُرَبّي отглеждам vychovat opdrage großziehen ανατρέφω, μεγαλώνω criar üles kasvatama پروراندن kasvattaa élever לְגֵדל पालना-पोसना odgojiti, podići (fel)nevel membina ala upp allevare, tirare su 育てる 양육하다 išauginti audzināt membela, membesarkan grootbrengen oppdra/-fostre wycho(wy)wać criar a creşte; a avea grijă de cineva растить, воспитывать vychovať vzgojiti podići bilda familj, skaffa sig barn เลี้ยงดู yetiştirmek, bakmak 養育 ростити, виховувати پرورش کرنا nuôi nấng 养育

5 to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed) Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise? lug, aanroer يُثير سُؤالا أو قَضِيَّةً للبَحْث повдигам vznést rejse vorbringen θίγω (ένα ζήτημα) plantear tõstatama, esitama پیشنهاد کردن esittää soulever לְהַצהִיר उत्पन्न करना postaviti pitanje felvet mengemukakan bera upp, leggja fram sollevare 持ち出す (의문, 반대 등을) 제기하다 iškelti izvirzīt; ierosināt mengutarakan ter sprake brengen ta opp, reise; gjøre innvendinger poruszyć levantar a pune (în discuţie) ставить, поднимать položiť, vysloviť postaviti (vprašanje) pitanje ta upp ระบุ ortaya atmak, ileri sürmek 提出 піднімати سوال اٹھانا đặt câu hỏi 提出

6 to collect; to gather We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army. versamel, op die been bring يَجْمَع събирам sebrat; shromáždit se skaffe; samle beschaffen συγκεντρώνω recaudar; reunir koguma گرد آوردن؛ بسیج کردن kerätä recueillir; rassembler לְאָרגֵן, לְהָשִׂיג जमा करना prikupiti, skupiti összegyűjt mengumpulkan safna (saman) raccogliere, radunare 集める 모으다 surinkti savākt mengumpul bijeenbrengen samle (inn) zebrać reunir a strânge; a aduna собирать zozbierať; zhromaždiť sa zbrati prikupiti samla ihop รวบรวมเงิน toplamak 籌募 збирати جمع کرنا sưu tầm; quyên góp 筹集（资金）

7 to cause His remarks raised a laugh. veroorsaak يُسَبِّب причинявам vyvolat fremkalde hervorrufen προκαλώ provocar põhjustama موجب شدن aiheuttaa provoquer לְעוֹרֵר צחוֹק उत्पन्न करना izazvati podsmijeh kivált menyebabkan valda provocare 引き起こす 초래하다 sukelti izraisīt menyebabkan veroorzaken vekke, framkalle wzbudzić provocar a provoca вызывать vyvolať povzročiti izazvati orsaka, vålla, framkalla ทำให้ neden olmak, yol açmak 引起 викликати باعث ہونا khiến 引起

8 to cause to rise or appear The car raised a cloud of dust. veroorsaak يُثير، يَبْعَثُ вдигам zvednout, způsobit fremkalde aufwirbeln σηκώνω levantar üles keerutama به وجود آوردن؛ ایجاد کردن synnyttää produire לְהָקִים, לְעוֹרֵר उत्पन्न करना podići felver menimbulkan þyrla upp produrre 生じる 일으키다 sukelti sacelt mengakibatkan opwerpen virvle opp wzniecać levantar a face, a stârni поднимать rozvíriť dvigniti podići röra upp ทำให้เพิ่มขึ้น kaldırmak 揚起 піднімати ظاہر ہونا tạo nên 扬起

9 to build (a monument etc) They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns. oprig يَبْني، يُقيمُ построявам postavit rejse errichten χτίζω, ανεγείρω levantar, erigir püstitama ساختن؛ بنا کردن rakentaa élever לְהָקִים स्मारक इत्यादि बनाना podići, izgraditi emel mendirikan reisa, byggja innalzare, erigere 建てる 세우다 pastatyti uzcelt mendirikan oprichten reise, sette/føre opp wznieść erguer a construi воздвигать postaviť postaviti podići resa สร้าง dikmek, yapmak 建造 споруджувати تعمیر کرنا xây dựng 建造

10 to give (a shout etc). skree يُطْلِقُ صَرْخَةً викам vydat udbryde erheben βγάζω (κραυγή) exclamar (kisa) tõstma سرو صدا کردن antaa pousser לְהָקִים קוֹל צְעָקָה विरोध करना podići glas kapcsolatot teremt vmivel mengeluarkan reka upp (provocare) たてる (고함 등을) 지르다 (pa)kelti (balsą) pacelt balsi memberi geven komme med wydać dar a scoate издавать vydať zvišati (glas itd.) viknuti ge upp (till) ให้ bağırmak, haykırmak 發出(喊聲) закричати آواز دینا cất cao giọng 发出（喊声）

11 to make contact with by radio I can't raise the mainland. per radio kontak maak يُجْري إتِّصالا مع достигам navázat spojení få kontakt med hereinbekommen έρχομαι σε επαφή (με ασύρματο) comunicarse (con) (raadio kaudu) ühendust saama تماس گرفتن saada yhteys établir la communication לִקלוֹט रेडियो से संपर्क करना stupiti u kontakt menghubungi ná sambandi contattare 交信する 무선으로 교신하다 susisiekti su nodibināt [] sakarus menghubungi oproepen få samband med wywołać contactar устанавливать связь dostať spojenie vzpostaviti zvezo (z) stupiti u kontakt nå, få kontakt med ติดต่อทางวิทยุ temasa geçmek, haberleşme sağlamak 透過無線電與...聯繫 налагоджувати зв'язок ریڈیو کے ذریعے رابطہ کرنا liên lạc bằng ra-đi-ô 与...建立无线电联系

an increase in wages or salary I'm going to ask the boss for a raise. verhoging زيادَه في الرّاتِب увеличение zvýšení platu lønforhøjelse die Erhöhung αύξηση aumento palgatõus اضافه حقوق palkankorotus augmentation לְהַעֲלוֹת שָׂכַר बढ़ोतरी povišica (fizetés)emelés kenaikan gaji (launa)hækkun aumento 昇給 임금 인상 (algos) pakėlimas algas pielikums kenaikan gaji opslag lønnspålegg podwyżka aumento mărire (de salariu) прибавка zvýšenie platu povišek povišica löneförhöjning ขึ้นเงินเดือน zam, artış 加薪 збільшення зарплатні آمد نی میں اضافہ nâng lương 增加薪水

raise someone's hopes

to make someone more hopeful than he was. hoop gee يَزيد من أمنيات الشَّخْص събуждам надежди vyvolat naději indgyde håb Hoffnungen wecken αναπτερώνω τις ελπίδες dar esperanzas a alguien (kellelegi) lootust andma بر انگیختن nostaa jnk toiveita donner de l'espoir à לְעוֹרֵר תִּקווָה उम्मीद जगाना pružiti nekome nadu reményt ébreszt memberi harapan gera e-n vongóðan (dare speranze a qualcuno) 過大な期待を持たせる 용기를 주다 sužadinti kieno viltis iedvest cerību menaikkan semangat gi falske forventninger wzbudzić nadzieję dar esperanças a alguém a da speranţe (cuiva) укрепить надежды vzbudiť nádej zbuditi upanje podići nečiju nadu väcka förhoppningar hos ngn เพิ่มความหวัง ümitlendirmek 讓某人燃起更大的希望 подавати надію پر امد بنانا động viên 增加希望

raise hell/Cain / the roof etc

to make a great deal of noise. maak geraas يُقيم الدُّنيا، يُثيرُ ضَجَّةً вдигам шум dělat bengál lave en helvedes ballade Mordskrach schlagen χαλάω τον κόσμο hacer un ruido de todos los demonios lärmi lööma محشر به پا کردن metelöidä faire un bruit de tous les diables לְהַרעִיש עוֹלָמוֹת खूब हंगामा करना dići galamu pokoli zajt csap membuat keributan gera allt vitlaust (fare il diavolo a quattro), (scatenare un putiferio) 騒ぎをおこす 큰 소란을 일으키다 sukelti baisų skandalą/triukšmą sacelt troksni/traci membingitkan herrie schoppen lage bråk, få taket til å løfte seg wywołać awanturę, zrobić piekło fazer uma gritaria a face un zgomot infernal поднять шум robiť bengál uganjati peklenski trušč dići galamu leva rövare, föra ett helvetes liv ยกระดับ kıyameti koparmak 喧嘩吵鬧 бешкетувати اودھم مچانا nổi cơn lôi đình 喧闹

raise someone's spirits

to make someone less unhappy. opvrolik يَرْفَع مَعْنَوِيّات повдигам нечие настроение zvednout náladu få nogen i bedre humør jemanden beleben εξυψώνω, τονώνω το ηθικό κπ. subir el ánimo, levantar la moral de alguien (kellegi) meeleolu tõstma از بین بردن؛ پایان دادن piristää jotakuta remonter le moral à qqn לְעוֹדֵד किसी की उदासी कम करना ohrabriti nekoga, podići moral nekome felderít vkit membangkitkan semangat létta skap (e-s) (sollevare il morale di qualcuno) 元気づける 사기를 북돋우다 pakelti kieno nuotaiką uzlabot garastāvokli menggembirakan iemand opvrolijken få noen i bedre humør podnieść kogoś na duchu levantar a moral de alguém a ridica moralul поднять дух zdvihnúť náladu bodriti oraspoložiti nekoga pigga (liva) upp ngn กระตุ้น moralini düzeltmek, neşelendirmek 讓某人較釋懷或精神振作 підбадьорювати دوسروں کو ہنسانا đem lại niềm vui cho người khác 使某人扬眉吐气

raise → يُعْلي zvednout hæve hochheben σηκώνω alzar nostaa soulever podići alzare 上げる 올리다 verhogen heve podnieść elevar поднимать resa ยกขึ้น yukarı kaldırmak nâng lên 提升

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