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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift; build from the ground |
| Synonyms: | boost, bring up, construct, elevate, erect, establish, exalt, heave, hoist, hold up, lever, lift, lift up, mount, move up, place up, promote, pry, pull up, put on its end, put up, rear, run up, set up, set upright, shove, stand up, take up, throw up, upcast, upheave, uplift, upraise, uprear |
| Notes: | to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up' one rears children and raises crops |
| Antonyms: | demolish, destroy, drop, lower, raze |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start up, motivate; introduce |
| Synonyms: | abet, activate, advance, arouse, awaken, bring up, broach, cause, evoke, excite, foment, foster, incite, instigate, kindle, moot, motivate, provoke, put forward, resurrect, set, set on, stir up, suggest, whip up |
| Antonyms: | conclude, finish, stop |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nurture, care for |
| Synonyms: | breed, bring up, cultivate, develop, drag up, fetch up, foster, group, grow, nourish, nurse, plant, produce, propagate, provide, rear, sow, suckle, support, train, wean |
| Antonyms: | abandon, ignore, neglect, repress, suppress |
| Main Entry: | raised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elevated |
| Synonyms: | built, constructed, embossed, erected, heightened, hoisted, lifted |
| Antonyms: | lowered, reduced, taken down |
| Main Entry: | raised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nurtured |
| Synonyms: | bred, brought up, educated, fostered, nourished, nursed, prepared, reared, trained |
| Main Entry: | raised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | produced |
| Synonyms: | bred, cultivated, grown, harvested, made |
| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | higher in position |
| Synonyms: | aloft, atop, beyond, high, on high, on top of, over, overhead, raised, superior, upon |
| Antonyms: | below, under |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legally care for another's child |
| Synonyms: | choose, foster, naturalize, pick, raise, select, take in |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in amount, number, or position |
| Synonyms: | boost, break the bank, develop, elevate, enlarge, get fat, get rich, grade, grow, hit pay dirt, hit the jackpot, improve, magnify, make a killing, make out, multiply, pan out, prefer, prosper, raise, strike gold, strike it rich, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | decrease, take back, withdraw |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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