raise

1. verb

1)

he raised a hand in greeting

Syn:

lift, lift up, hold aloft, elevate, uplift, upraise, upthrust; hoist, haul up, hitch up

Ant:

lower

2)

he raised himself in the bed

Syn:

set upright, set vertical; sit up, stand up

Ant:

lay down, knock over

3)

they raised prices

Syn:

increase, put up, push up, up, mark up, escalate, inflate; informal hike (up), jack up, bump up

Ant:

lower, reduce

4)

he raised his voice

Syn:

amplify, louden, magnify, intensify, boost, lift, increase, heighten, augment

Ant:

lower

5)

the temple was raised in 900 BC

Syn:

build, construct, erect, assemble, put up

Ant:

raze, demolish

6)

how will you raise the money?

Syn:

get, obtain, acquire; accumulate, amass, collect, fetch, net, make

Ant:

distribute, spend

7)

the city raised troops to fight for them

Syn:

recruit, enlist, sign up, conscript, call up, mobilize, rally, assemble, draft

Ant:

demobilize, stand down

8)

a tax raised on imports

Syn:

levy, impose, exact, demand, charge

9)

he raised several objections

Syn:

bring up, air, ventilate; present, table, propose, submit, advance, suggest, moot, put forward

Ant:

withdraw, keep quiet about

10)

the disaster raised doubts about safety

Syn:

give rise to, occasion, cause, produce, engender, elicit, create, result in, lead to, prompt, awaken, arouse, induce, kindle, incite, stir up, trigger, spark off, provoke, instigate, foment, whip up; literary beget

Ant:

allay, end

11)

most parents try to raise their children well

Syn:

bring up, rear, nurture, look after, care for, provide for, mother, parent, tend, cherish; educate, train

12)

she raised cattle

Syn:

breed, rear, nurture, keep, tend; grow, farm, cultivate, produce

13)

he was raised to a captaincy

Syn:

promote, advance, upgrade, elevate, ennoble; informal kick upstairs

Ant:

demote

2. noun

the workers wanted a raise

- raise hell

Syn:

pay increase, increment