Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Raise \Raise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to
   rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.]
   1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place;
      to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone
      or weight. Hence, figuratively:
      (a) To bring to a higher condition or situation; to
          elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase
          the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to
          advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate;
          to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.

                This gentleman came to be raised to great
                titles.                           --Clarendon.

                The plate pieces of eight were raised three
                pence in the piece.               --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
      (b) To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to
          excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as,
          to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the
          spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a
          furnace.
      (c) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to
          raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature
          of a room.

   2. To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or
      posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast
      or flagstaff. Hence:
      (a) To cause to spring up from recumbent position, from a
          state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.

                They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their
                sleep.                            --Job xiv. 12.
      (b) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult,
          struggle, or war; to excite.

                He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.
                                                  --Ps. cvii.
                                                  25.

                [AE]neas . . . employs his pains, In parts
                remote, to raise the Tuscan swains. --Dryden.
      (c) To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a
          spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from
          death; to give life to.

                Why should it be thought a thing incredible with
                you, that God should raise the dead ? --Acts
                                                  xxvi. 8.

   3. To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to
      appear; to give to; to originate, produce, cause, effect,
      or the like. Hence, specifically:
      (a) To form by the accumulation of materials or
          constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise
          a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.

                I will raise forts against thee.  --Isa. xxxix.
                                                  3.
      (b) To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get
          together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise
          money, troops, and the like. ``To raise up a rent.''
          --Chaucer.
      (c) To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or
          propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops,
          etc.; toraise cattle. ``He raised sheep.'' ``He raised
          wheat where none grew before.'' --Johnson's Dict.

Source : WordNet®

raise
     n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
          got a wage hike" [syn: {rise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage
          increase}, {salary increase}]
     2: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
        make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise},
        {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
     3: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your
        raise and double it"
     4: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of
        his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for
        getting ladders up" [syn: {lift}, {heave}]

raise
     v 1: raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary";
          "raise the price of bread"
     2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
        "Lift a load" [syn: {lift}, {elevate}, {get up}, {bring up}]
        [ant: {lower}]
     3: cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a
        shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
     4: collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised
        several million dollars for his college"
     5: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means
        of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces
        great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We
        grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {grow}, {farm},
         {produce}]
     6: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {rear},
         {bring up}, {nurture}, {parent}]
     7: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
        specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
        air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
        the mountain" [syn: {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke},
         {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward},
         {call forth}]
     8: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn: {lift}]
     9: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {erect}, {rear},
         {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {level}]
     10: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
         pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse},
         {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {provoke}]
     11: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
         "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
     12: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people
         from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {elevate}]
     13: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the
         tension" [syn: {enhance}, {heighten}]
     14: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John
         was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women
         tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got
         promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote},
         {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}]
     15: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: {leaven},
          {prove}]
     16: in bridge: 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; "raise an
         army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {recruit}, {levy}]
     19: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
         question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
         [syn: {bring up}]
     20: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof
         of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
     21: activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
     22: establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise
         Hanoi last night"
     23: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8
         is 2 raised to the power 3
     24: bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to
         project; "raised edges"
     25: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
         [syn: {lift}]
     26: put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" [syn: {lift}]
     27: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery
         is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising
         ghosts" [syn: {resurrect}, {upraise}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

RAISE
     
        See {RSL}.