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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Commend :: Commend (v. t.) To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act..
Blister :: Blister (v. t.) To raise a blister or blisters upon.
Truck :: Truck (n.) Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market..
Trophy :: Trophy (n.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people..
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..
Hopyard :: Hopyard (n.) A field where hops are raised.
Elate :: Elate (a.) Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant..
Discommender :: Discommender (n.) One who discommends; a dispraiser.
Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it..
Arear :: Arear (v. t. & i.) To raise; to set up; to stir up.
Chain Pump :: Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge..
Expert :: Expert (n.) A sworn appraiser.
Drawbridge :: Drawbridge (n.) A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal..
Appraise :: Appraise (v. t.) To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels..
Valuator :: Valuator (n.) One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection..
Laud :: Laud (v. i.) To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C..
Evaluation :: Evaluation (n.) Valuation; appraisement.
Appraise :: Appraise (v. t.) To praise; to commend.
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