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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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..
Valuator :: Valuator (n.) One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser..
Coamings :: Coamings (n. pl.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges..
Uprear :: Uprear (v. t.) To raise; to erect.
Wheal :: Wheal (n.) A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale..
Tiptoe :: Tiptoe (a.) Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert..
Laudation :: Laudation (v. t.) The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.
Evaluate :: Evaluate (v. t.) To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.
Tribute :: Tribute (n.) A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense..
Upridged :: Upridged (a.) Raised up in a ridge or ridges; as, a billow upridged..
Fume :: Fume (n.) The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
High-raised :: High-raised (a.) Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.
Endless :: Endless (a.) Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor..
Egotism :: Egotism (n.) The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism..
Praiseer :: Praiseer (n.) An appraiser; a valuator.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like..
Exalt :: Exalt (v. t.) To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
Wave :: Wave (v. t.) To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
Eulogist :: Eulogist (n.) One who eulogizes or praises; panegyrist; encomiast.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged..
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