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[rey-zing] 
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raise
[reyz]
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| 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: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legally care for another's child |
| Synonyms: | choose, foster, naturalize, pick, raise, select, take in |
| Main Entry: | adoption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal taking of another's child |
| Synonyms: | adopting, fosterage, fostering, naturalizing, raising, taking 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 |
| Main Entry: | amend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve, correct |
| Synonyms: | alter, ameliorate, better, change, elevate, enhance, fix, help, lift, make up for, mend, modify, pay one's dues, raise, rectify, reform, remedy, repair, revise, right, square* |
| Antonyms: | blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amplification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase in size or effect |
| Synonyms: | addition, augmentation, boost, boosting, buildup, deepening, development, elaboration, enlargement, exaggeration, expansion, expatiation, extension, fleshing out, heightening, intensification, lengthening, magnification, padding, raising, strengthening, stretching, supplementing, upping, widening |
| Antonyms: | abridgement, compression, condensation, contraction, decrease, lessening, shortening |
| Main Entry: | amplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in size or effect |
| Synonyms: | add, augment, beef up, boost, build up, deepen, develop, elaborate, enlarge, exaggerate, expand, expatiate, extend, flesh out, heighten, hike up, inflate, intensify, jack up, lengthen, magnify, pad, pyramid, raise, soup up, strengthen, stretch, supplement, swell, up, widen |
| Antonyms: | abridge, compress, condense, contract, curtail, decrease, lessen, reduce, shorten, summarize |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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