Definition of raise

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Raise (v. t.) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush..

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Extol :: Extol (v. t.) To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person..
Laud :: Laud (v. i.) High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
Bobbery :: Bobbery (n.) A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery..
Loos :: Loos (n.) Praise; fame; reputation.
Wig :: Wig (n.) A kind of raised seedcake.
Fill :: Fill (a.) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel..
Value :: Value (v. t.) To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value..
Nurse :: Nurse (v. t.) To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied to plants, animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by, attention..
Kite :: Kite (v. i.) To raise money by kites; as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6..
Dispraisingly :: Dispraisingly (adv.) By way of dispraise.
Stock :: Stock (n.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep, etc.; -- called also live stock..
Grace :: Grace (v. t.) To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.
Cultivate :: Cultivate (v. t.) To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass..
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..
Dash :: Dash (n.) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone..
Levator :: Levator (n.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
Celebrator :: Celebrator (n.) One who celebrates; a praiser.
Enhance :: Enhance (v. t.) To raise or lift up; to exalt.
Expert :: Expert (n.) A sworn appraiser.
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To raise, as a siege..
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