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    raised
    [rāzd]
    adjective
    raised (adjective)
    1. elevated to a higher position or level; lifted:
      "they ate on a raised platform at one end of the hall"
      • embossed; in relief:
        "the building features raised lettering"
      • (of bread or pastry) made with a leavening agent such as yeast.
    2. more intense or strong than usual; higher:
      "a neighbor heard raised voices from the women's apartment" · "as we age we are more likely to have raised blood pressure"
    raise
    [rāz]
    verb
    raised (past tense) · raised (past participle)
    1. lift or move to a higher position or level:
      "she raised both arms above her head" · "his flag was raised over the city"
      • lift or move to a vertical position; set upright:
        "Melody managed to raise him to his feet"
      • construct or build (a structure):
        "a fence was being raised around the property"
      • cause to rise or form:
        "the galloping horse raised a cloud of dust"
      • bring to the surface (something that has sunk):
        "divers have located and hope to raise the submarine"
      • cause (bread) to rise, especially by the action of yeast:
        "a strain of yeast that would create enough gas to raise the thick bread dough"
      • make (a nap) on cloth:
        "the gig mills raised the nap on the cloth prior to shearing"
    2. increase the amount, level, or strength of:
      "the bank raised interest rates" · "the aim was to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless"
      • promote (someone) to a higher rank:
        "the king raised him to the title of Count Torre Bella"
      • mathematics
        (raise something to)
        multiply a quantity by itself to (a specified power):
        "3 raised to the 7th power is 2,187"
      • (in poker or brag) bet (a specified amount) more than (another player):
        "I'll raise you another hundred dollars"
      • bridge
        make a higher bid in the same suit as that bid by (one's partner):
        "with support for partner's bid suit you raise him to game in it" · "North raises to three no trumps"
    3. cause to occur or to be considered:
      "the alarm was raised when he failed to return home" · "doubts have been raised about the future of the reprocessing plant"
      • generate (an invoice or other document):
        "I have raised an invoice for the tape"
    4. collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources):
      "she was attempting to raise $20,000"
    5. bring up (a child):
      "he was born and raised in San Francisco"
      • breed or grow (animals or plants):
        "they raised pigs and kept a pony"
    6. bring (someone) back from death:
      "God raised Jesus from the dead"
      • cause (a ghost or spirit) to appear:
        "the piece raises the ghosts of a number of twentieth-century ideas"
    7. abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo):
      "in late April Henry decided to raise the siege"
      • drive (an animal) from its lair:
        "the rabbit was only 250 yards from where he first raised it"
    8. (of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship):
      "they raised the low coast by evening"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        informal
        establish contact with (someone) by telephone or radio:
        "I raised him on the open line"
    9. medicine
      stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance:
      "monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old Norse reisa; related to the verb rear.
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    verb
    1. lift or move to a higher position or level:
    2. increase the amount, level, or strength of:
      Opposite:
    3. cause to occur or to be considered:
      Opposite:
      keep quiet about
      • collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources):
      • bring up (a child):
      • abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo):
        Opposite:
         
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