raise
Definitions
General English
- verb to put something in a higher position or at a higher level
- verb to mention a subject which could be discussed
- verb to look after a child
General Science
- verb to increase something
Accounting
- noun an increase in salary
- verb to increase or to make higher
- verb to obtain money or to organise a loan
Agriculture
- verb to make plants germinate and nurture them as seedlings
- verb to breed and keep livestock
Aviation
- verb to cause problems
Commerce
- verb to ask a meeting to discuss a question
Food
- verb to lighten baked doughs and cake mixtures by adding raising agents or by fermenting with yeast prior to cooking
Military
- verb to lift or put an object into a higher position
- verb to promote to a higher rank
- verb to establish radio contact with another call sign
Publishing
- verb to make something higher
Origin & History of “raise”
Raise is first cousin to rear. It was borrowed from Old Norse reisa, which was descended from the same prehistoric Germanic verb as produced English rear ‘lift, rise’. this was *raizjan, a derivative of the same source as gave English rise.
