Raze vs. Raise
Razeverb
(transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
Razeverb
(transitive) To scrape as if with a razor.
Razenoun
A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.
Razeverb
To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
Razeverb
To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
Razeverb
tear down so as to make flat with the ground;
Raiseverb
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
Raiseverb
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
Raiseverb
To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.
Raiseverb
(nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
Raiseverb
To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
Raiseverb
(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead.
Raiseverb
(military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
Raiseverb
To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
Raiseverb
(transitive) To create, increase or develop.
Raiseverb
To collect or amass.
Raiseverb
To bring up; to grow; to promote.
Raiseverb
To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
Raiseverb
(legal) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
Raiseverb
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
Raiseverb
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
Raiseverb
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
Raiseverb
(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
Raiseverb
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
Raiseverb
To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
Raiseverb
To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
Raiseverb
(computing) To throw (an exception).
Raisenoun
(US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise UK.
Raisenoun
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Raisenoun
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
Raisenoun
(poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
Raisenoun
A cairn or pile of stones.
Raiseverb
To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.
Raiseverb
To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.
Raiseverb
To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff.
Raiseverb
To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace.
Raiseverb
To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
Raiseverb
To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like.
Raiseverb
To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
Raiseverb
To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.
Raiseverb
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.
Raiseverb
To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
Raiseverb
To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to.
Raiseverb
To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like.
Raiseverb
To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.
Raiseverb
To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle.
Raiseverb
To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
Raiseverb
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; - often with up.
Raiseverb
To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Raiseverb
To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Raiseverb
To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
Raisenoun
the amount a salary is increased;
Raisenoun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road);
Raisenoun
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker);
Raisenoun
the act of raising something;
Raiseverb
raise the level or amount of something;
Raiseverb
raise from a lower to a higher position;
Raiseverb
cause to be heard or known; express or utter;
Raiseverb
collect funds for a specific purpose;
Raiseverb
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
Raiseverb
bring up;
Raiseverb
evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
Raiseverb
move upwards;
Raiseverb
construct, build, or erect;
Raiseverb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
Raiseverb
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
Raiseverb
raise in rank or condition;
Raiseverb
increase;
Raiseverb
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
Raiseverb
cause to puff up with a leaven;
Raiseverb
in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Raiseverb
bet more than the previous player
Raiseverb
cause to assemble or enlist in the military;
Raiseverb
put forward for consideration or discussion;
Raiseverb
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth;
Raiseverb
activate or stir up;
Raiseverb
establish radio communications with;
Raiseverb
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Raiseverb
bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project;
Raiseverb
invigorate or heighten;
Raiseverb
put an end to;
Raiseverb
cause to become alive again;
