- rise / raise
- Rise is intransitive and does not have an object: The sun rises in the east.Raise always has an object: You can raise a crop on a farm or raise your hand in class.
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rise / raise
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rise - raise — ◊ used as verbs Rise and raise are usually used as verbs. ◊ rise Rise is an intransitive verb. If something rises, it moves upwards. In a moment the moon would rise. The othe … Useful english dictionary
raise / raze — Raise means to build or grow : The farmer raises corn. The Amish will raise the walls of a building by noon. Raze is to destroy: The school was razed and a new one built in its place. See rise / raise … Confused words
raise / raze — Raise means to build or grow : The farmer raises corn. The Amish will raise the walls of a building by noon. Raze is to destroy: The school was razed and a new one built in its place. See rise / raise … Confused words
raise — raisable, raiseable, adj. raiser, n. /rayz/, v., raised, raising, n. v.t. 1. to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one s hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about. 2. to set upright: When the projection screen… … Universalium
raise — 1. verb /reɪz/ a) To cause to rise. Raise your hand if want to say something. b) To collect. He raises a lot of money for charity. Syn: lift 2 … Wiktionary
raise somebody's hackles — make sb s ˈhackles rise | raise sb s ˈhackles idiom to make sb angry • Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles. Main entry: ↑hacklesidiom … Useful english dictionary
Raise — (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raise — [rāz] vt. raised, raising [ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to RISE] 1. a) to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate b) to bring to or place in an upright position 2. to construct or erect (a building, etc.) … English World dictionary
rise — [rīz] vi. rose, risen [riz′ən] rising [ME risen < OE risan, akin to OHG risan, ON risa < IE * ereis , extension of base * er , to set in motion, raise > RUN, L oriri, to rise, Gr ornynai, to arouse] I to get up 1. to stand or assume a… … English World dictionary
rise — [n1] increase, improvement acceleration, accession, accretion, addition, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, ascent, augmentation, boost, breakthrough, climb, distention, doubling, enlargement, growth, heightening, hike, increment, inflation,… … New thesaurus
