Definition of raise

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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..

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Skullcap :: Skullcap (n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised..
Kudos :: Kudos (n.) Glory; fame; renown; praise.
Reyse :: Reyse (v. t.) To raise.
Laudation :: Laudation (v. t.) The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like..
Bepuffed :: Bepuffed (a.) Puffed; praised.
Dispraise :: Dispraise (v. t.) The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement.
Agiotage :: Agiotage (n.) Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds..
Wig :: Wig (n.) A kind of raised seedcake.
Kite :: Kite (v. i.) To raise money by kites; as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6..
Hemadynamometer :: Hemadynamometer (n.) An instrument by which the pressure of the blood in the arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it will raise a column of mercury; -- called also a haemomanometer..
Vertically :: Vertically (adv.) In a vertical manner, position, or direction; perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a thing vertically..
Panegyrize :: Panegyrize (v. t.) To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize.
Upbear :: Upbear (v. t.) To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse..
Adulation :: Adulation (n.) Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited..
King :: King (v. i.) To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets..
Point :: Point (n.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes..
Under-arm :: Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm..
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