Definition of raise

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Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff..

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Braize :: Braize (n.) See Braise.
Interpellation :: Interpellation (n.) An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate..
Adulation :: Adulation (n.) Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited..
Bud :: Bud (v. t.) To graft, as a plant with another or into another, by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit different from that which it would naturally bear..
Overpraising :: Overpraising (n.) The act of praising unduly; excessive praise.
Causey :: Causey (n.) A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground..
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) The rest for the tympan when raised.
Club :: Club (v. t.) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense..
Upwhirl :: Upwhirl (v. t. & i.) To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.
Enhancer :: Enhancer (n.) One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush..
Encomiastical :: Encomiastical (a.) Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse..
Ravissant :: Ravissant (a.) In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey..
Complimentary :: Complimentary (a.) Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket..
Amotus :: Amotus (a.) Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.
Fallowness :: Fallowness (n.) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or lowered..
Appraisement :: Appraisement (n.) The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.
Endear :: Endear (v. t.) To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive.
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