Definition of raise

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of raise is as below...

Raise (v. t.) To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like..

Lern More About Raise

Crawford :: Crawford (n.) A Crawford peach; a well-known freestone peach, with yellow flesh, first raised by Mr. William Crawford, of New Jersey..
Spumed :: Spume (n.) Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum..
Earthbag :: Earthbag (n.) A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet..
Squarrose :: Squarrose (a.) Divided into shreds or jags, raised above the plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it; said of a leaf..
Appreciate :: Appreciate (v. t.) To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to depreciate.
Puff :: Puff (n.) An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal..
Sextillion :: Sextillion (n.) According to the method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-one ciphers annexed. According to the English method, a million raised to the sixth power, or the number expressed by a unit with thirty-six ciphers annexed. See Numeration..
Engrosser :: Engrosser (n.) One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.
Encomiastical :: Encomiastical (a.) Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse..
Squintifego :: Squint-eyed (a.) Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy..
Goat :: Goat (n.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (C. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin..
King :: King (v. i.) To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
Dash :: Dash (n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone..
Praiseless :: Praiseless (a.) Without praise or approbation.
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc..
Clathrate :: Clathrate (a.) Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells..
Pock :: Pock (n.) A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases.
Laudability :: Laudability (n.) Laudableness; praiseworthiness.
Bunn :: Bunn (n.) A slightly sweetened raised cake or bisquit with a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust.
Flashboard :: Flashboard (n.) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level; a flushboard..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us