Definition of raise

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Raise (v. t.) To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like..

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Disanchor :: Disanchor (v. t. & i.) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor..
Endear :: Endear (v. t.) To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive.
Riot :: Riot (v. i.) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece..
Compliment :: Compliment (v. t.) To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to..
Hery :: Hery (v. t.) To worship; to glorify; to praise.
Heave :: Heave (n.) An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy..
Fraise :: Fraise (v. t.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward..
Muscovy Duck :: Muscovy duck () A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil..
Superstructure :: Superstructure (n.) Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basi.
Advance :: Advance (v. t.) To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods..
Glaze :: Glaze (v. t.) Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work..
Tiptoe :: Tiptoe (a.) Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert..
Recruit :: Recruit (v. i.) To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.
Revenue :: Revenue (n.) Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..
Top :: Top (v. t.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other..
Rampart :: Rampart (n.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification..
Kudos :: Kudos (n.) Glory; fame; renown; praise.
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