raised

/ɹeɪzd/

verb

  1. 1

    (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

    “to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself”
  2. 2

    To create, increase or develop.

    “We need to raise the motivation level in the company.”
  3. 3

    To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

    “Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.”
  4. 4

    To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

    “John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.”
  5. 5

    To exponentiate, to involute.

    “Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.”
  6. 6

    (of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

  7. 7

    (of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

  8. 8

    To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

  9. 9

    To throw (an exception).

    “A division by zero will raise an exception.”

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Embossed, in relief.

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