Definitions
To lift, increase, or bring up.
Word origin
From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”).
Used in a sentence
“to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself”
“the flag was raised”
“to raise a wall, or a heap of stones”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Increase, as a salary”5 letters
02“Lift higher”5 letters
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