raise

/ˈrāz/

Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa

verb

  1. to cause or help to rise to a standing position

  2. awaken, arouse

  3. to stir up : incite

lift raise rear elevate hoist heave boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position.

noun

  1. an act of raising or lifting

  2. a rising stretch of road : an upward grade : rise

  3. an increase in amount: such as

idiom

  1. to have and bring up children

She raised a family before she went to college.