Definition of raise

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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..

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Imbenching :: Imbenching (n.) A raised work like a bench.
Lift :: Lift (v. i.) To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
Wave :: Wave (v. t.) To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
Harness :: Harness (n.) The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle..
Braise :: Braise (v. t.) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.
Enhance :: Enhance (v. t.) To raise or lift up; to exalt.
Fallowness :: Fallowness (n.) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or lowered..
Laud :: Laud (v. i.) High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
Reputable :: Reputable (a.) Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct..
Putting :: Putting (n.) The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game..
Embossment :: Embossment (n.) The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed..
Roll :: Roll (n.) To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences..
Coupee :: Coupee (n.) A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To collect, as moneys due; to raise..
Truck :: Truck (n.) Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market..
Deify :: Deify (v. t.) To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money..
Unlorded :: Unlorded (a.) Not raised to the rank of a lord.
Praise :: Praise (v.) To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
Guillotine :: Guillotine (n.) A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim..
Imbankment :: Imbankment (n.) The act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See Embankment..
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