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  1. verb
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    "raise a smile"
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  2. verb
    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    "raise the specter of unemployment"
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  3. verb
    cause to become alive again
    "raise from the dead"

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  4. noun
    the act of raising something
    "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

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  5. verb
    cause to puff up with a leaven

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  6. verb
    invigorate or heighten

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  7. verb
    cause to assemble or enlist in the military
    "raise an army"

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  8. noun
    the amount a salary is increased
    "he got a 3% raise"
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  9. verb
    give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  10. noun
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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  11. verb
    put an end to
    "raise a siege"

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  12. verb
    put forward for consideration or discussion
    "raise the question of promotions"

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  13. verb
    raise from a lower to a higher position
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  14. verb
    move upwards

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  15. verb
    increase

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  16. verb
    cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
    "We raise hogs here"

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  17. verb
    construct, build, or erect

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  18. verb
    raise in rank or condition

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  19. verb
    look after a child until it is an adult
    "raise a family"
  20. verb
    activate or stir up
    "raise a mutiny"
  21. verb
    bet more than the previous player
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  22. verb
    bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
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  23. verb
    bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
    "raised edges"
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  24. verb
    cause to be heard or known; express or utter
    "raise a shout" "raise a protest" "raise a sad cry"
  25. verb
    collect funds for a specific purpose
    "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
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  26. verb
    create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
    "raise hell" "raise the roof" "raise Cain"
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  27. verb
    establish radio communications with
    "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
  28. noun
    increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
    "I'll see your raise and double it"
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  29. verb
    multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
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  30. verb
    pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
    "raise your `o'"
  31. verb
    raise the level or amount of something
    "raise my salary" "raise the price of bread"
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