Synonym: boost, build, construct, create, elevate, hoist, increase, lift, produce, rear. Antonym: lay, lower. Similar words: aisle, waist, rail, trail, trait, drain, arise, strain. Meaning: [reɪz] 
n. 1. the amount a salary is increased 2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road) 3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) 4. the act of raising something. v. 1. raise the level or amount of something 2. raise from a lower to a higher position 3. cause to be heard or known; express or utter 4. collect funds for a specific purpose 5. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques 6. bring up 7. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic 8. move upwards 9. construct, build, or erect 10. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 11. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise 12. raise in rank or condition 13. increase 14. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position 15. cause to puff up with a leaven 16. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level 17. bet more than the previous player 18. cause to assemble or enlist in the military 19. put forward for consideration or discussion 20. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth 21. activate or stir up 22. establish radio communications with 23. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 24. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project 25. invigorate or heighten 26. put an end to 27. cause to become alive again.
n. 1. the amount a salary is increased 2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road) 3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) 4. the act of raising something. v. 1. raise the level or amount of something 2. raise from a lower to a higher position 3. cause to be heard or known; express or utter 4. collect funds for a specific purpose 5. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques 6. bring up 7. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic 8. move upwards 9. construct, build, or erect 10. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 11. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise 12. raise in rank or condition 13. increase 14. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position 15. cause to puff up with a leaven 16. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level 17. bet more than the previous player 18. cause to assemble or enlist in the military 19. put forward for consideration or discussion 20. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth 21. activate or stir up 22. establish radio communications with 23. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 24. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project 25. invigorate or heighten 26. put an end to 27. cause to become alive again. 
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31 Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.
32 We're having a lottery to raise money for homeless families.
33 If you raise it at the meeting, I'll support you.
34 His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.
35 The school has to rely on the goodwill of the parents to help it raise money.
36 The project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance.
37 The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way.
38 This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.
39 Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion.
40 The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise.
41 It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.
42 It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.Sentence dictionary
43 Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.
44 We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.
45 They are campaigning to raise the status of nurses.
46 The project should raise general awareness about bullying.
47 She asked the boss for a raise.
48 I've been trying to raise this spare part everywhere.
49 I can't raise her on the phone.
50 Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet.
51 I've never heard him even raise his voice .
52 I would like to raise a point of order.
53 The sponsored walk will raise money for AIDS care.
54 Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting?
55 Hotels usually raise their prices in high season.
56 The concert will raise funds for research into Aids.
57 All these have helped raise farm yields steadily.
58 I decided to raise the matter with my boss.
59 This is a perfectly valid question to raise.
60 Higher profits should raise business confidence.