raise

verb
rāz

To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

Example

“to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself”

Other meanings

To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
To cause something to come to the surface of water.

Synonyms

erect
rear
set up
put up

Example sentences

“He used to raise bears.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Improved conditions raise human dignity.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I always raise my hand, but the teacher never calls on me.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "reisa" (to raise).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “raise” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.