n.

1. the amount a salary is increased;
   rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase
   
   • he got a 3% raise
   • he got a wage hike
2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road);
   ascent, acclivity, rise, climb, upgrade
   
   • the car couldn't make it up the rise
3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
   
   • I'll see your raise and double it
4. the act of raising something;
   lift, heave
   
   • he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
   • fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

v.

1. raise the level or amount of something
   
   • raise my salary
   • raise the price of bread
2. raise from a lower to a higher position;
   lift, elevate, get up, bring up
   
   • Raise your hands
   • Lift a load
3. cause to be heard or known; express or utter
   
   • raise a shout
   • raise a protest
   • raise a sad cry
4. collect funds for a specific purpose
   
   • The President raised several million dollars for his college
5. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
   grow, farm, produce
   
   • The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
   • They produce good ham in Parma
   • We grow wheat here
   • We raise hogs here
6. bring up;
   rear, bring up, nurture, parent
   
   • raise a family
   • bring up children
7. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic;
   conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
   
   • raise the specter of unemployment
   • he conjured wild birds in the air
   • call down the spirits from the mountain
8. move upwards;
   lift
   
   • lift one's eyes
9. construct, build, or erect;
   erect, rear, set up, put up
   
   • Raise a barn
10. call forth   (emotions, feelings, and responses);
    arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, provoke
    
    • arouse pity
    • raise a smile
    • evoke sympathy
11. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
    
    • raise hell
    • raise the roof
    • raise Cain
12. raise in rank or condition;
    lift, elevate
    
    • The new law lifted many people from poverty
13. increase;
    enhance, heighten
    
    • This will enhance your enjoyment
    • heighten the tension
14. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
    promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, elevate
    
    • 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
15. cause to puff up with a leaven;
    leaven, prove
    
    • unleavened bread
16. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
17. bet more than the previous player
18. cause to assemble or enlist in the military;
    recruit, levy
    
    • raise an army
    • recruit new soldiers
19. put forward for consideration or discussion;
    bring up
    
    • raise the question of promotions
    • bring up an unpleasant topic
20. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
    
    • raise your `o'
21. activate or stir up
    
    • raise a mutiny
22. establish radio communications with
    
    • They managed to raise Hanoi last night
23. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
24. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
    
    • raised edges
25. invigorate or heighten;
    lift
    
    • lift my spirits
    • lift his ego
26. put an end to;
    lift
    
    • lift a ban
    • raise a siege
27. cause to become alive again;
    resurrect, upraise
    
    • raise from the dead
    • Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
    • Upraising ghosts