v. 1
To create, increase or develop. To promote.
to raise somebody to office
v. 2
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
n. 1
A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
n. 2
A bet that increases the previous bet.

Related words

Word family: raiser
Phrases: raise hell raise up raise someone's spirits raise the dead raise the roof raise the stakes raise a stink raise hob

Forms

Plural: raises → rises, climbs, ascents, acclivities…
Past participle: raised
e.g. raised → elevated, promoted, increased, advanced…

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: get¹
4 letters: make¹, open², fire², grow¹, rise¹, lift¹, rear¹, stir¹, hike¹, levy²
5 letters: found¹, cause¹, build¹, prove¹, climb¹, breed¹, erect², evoke², rouse¹, hoist¹, heave¹, exalt²
6 letters: prefer², parent², obtain², kindle², uphold², summon², awaken³, ascent², uplift², enrich², invoke², elicit³, arouse²
7 letters: produce², advance², promote², collect², upgrade², enhance², empower³, provoke², elevate³, nurture², augment², enlarge², conjure², dignify³
8 letters: increase², heighten², enkindle
9 letters: encourage³, construct², cultivate³, acclivity
10 letters: ameliorate⁴, aggrandize³, aggrandise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open² = 2 syllables).