Definition of raise

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Raise (v. t.) To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace..

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Conviciate :: Conviciate (v. i.) To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail.
Uppricked :: Uppricked (a.) Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal.
Praisement :: Praisement (n.) Appraisement.
Alleluiah :: Alleluiah (n.) An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form..
Adulatory :: Adulatory (a.) Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address..
Braize :: Braize (n.) See Braise.
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
Coal-whipper :: Coal-whipper (n.) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.
Shamble :: Shamble (n.) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level..
Milling :: Milling (n.) The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See Mill..
Raise :: 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..
Granulate :: Granulate (v. t.) To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
Advance :: Advance (v. t.) To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
Trebucket :: Trebucket (n.) A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force..
Laud :: Laud (v. i.) High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
Riot :: Riot (v. i.) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3..
Glyphography :: Glyphography (n.) A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from..
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith..
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle..
Rouse :: Rouse (v.) To raise; to make erect.
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