Definition of raise

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Raise (v. t.) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse..

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Put :: Put (v. t.) To throw or cast with a pushing motion overhand, the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight..
Brocaded :: Brocaded (a.) Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc..
Applausable :: Applausable (a.) Worthy of applause; praiseworthy.
Embossed :: Embossed (a.) Formed or covered with bosses or raised figures.
Surprised :: Surprise (n.) A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents..
Tumulus :: Tumulus (n.) An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow..
Arsis :: Arsis (n.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis..
Saturnian :: Saturnian (n.) Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging to Saturnia and allied genera. The luna moth, polyphemus, and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn family, and some are raised for their silk. See Polyphemus..
Fraise :: Fraise (v. t.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward..
Dais :: Dais (n.) A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests..
Priceless :: Priceless (a.) Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable worth; invaluable.
Heave :: Heave (n.) An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy..
Sillon :: Sillon (n.) A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it..
Sharp :: Sharp (n.) The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To collect, as moneys due; to raise..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight..
Underpraise :: Underpraise (v. t.) To praise below desert.
Applause :: Applause (n.) The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets..
Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor..
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