Elevate vs. Raise — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Elevate and Raise
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Elevate
Raise or lift (something) to a higher position
The exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head
Raise
To move to a higher position; elevate
Raised the loads with a crane.
Elevate
Raise to a more important or impressive level
He has elevated bad taste into an art form
He was elevated to Secretary of State
Raise
To set in an upright or erect position
Raise a flagpole.
Elevate
To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
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Raise
To erect or build
Raise a new building.
Elevate
To increase the amount or intensity of
Factors that elevate blood pressure.
Raise
To cause to arise, appear, or exist
The slap raised a welt.
Elevate
To promote to a higher rank.
Raise
To increase in size, quantity, or worth
Raise an employee's salary.
Elevate
To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level
Elevate the tone of the debate.
Raise
To increase in intensity, degree, strength, or pitch
Raised his voice.
Elevate
To lift the spirits of; elate.
Raise
To improve in rank or dignity; promote
Raised her to management level.
Elevate
(Baseball) To throw a high pitch, usually a fastball, after a series of lower pitches, especially in an attempt to get a strikeout.
Raise
To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate
Raise corn and soybeans.
Elevate
(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling.
Raise
To breed and care for to maturity
Raise cattle.
Elevate
(transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
Raise
To bring up; rear
Raise children.
Elevate
(transitive) To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
The traditional worldview elevates man as the pinnacle of creation.
Raise
To accustom to something from an early age
"a post-World War II generation raised on shopping malls and multiplex cinemas" (Gustav Niebuhr).
Elevate
(transitive) To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
A talented chef can elevate everyday ingredients into gourmet delights.
Raise
To put forward for consideration
Raised an important question. See Synonyms at broach1.
Elevate
(transitive) To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
Raise
To voice; utter
Raise a shout.
Elevate
(transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
Some drugs have the side effect of elevating your blood sugar level.
Raise
To awaken; arouse
Noise that would raise the dead.
Elevate
(dated) To increase the loudness of (a sound, especially one's voice).
Raise
To stir up; instigate
Raise a revolt.
Elevate
To lift the spirits of (someone)
Raise
To bring about; provoke
Remarks intended to raise a laugh.
Elevate
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to make (someone) tipsy.
Raise
To make contact with by radio
Couldn't raise the control tower after midnight.
Elevate
To attempt to make (something) seem less important, remarkable, etc.
Raise
To gather together; collect
Raise money from the neighbors for a charity.
Elevate
(obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.
Raise
To cause (dough) to puff up.
Elevate
Elevated; raised aloft.
Raise
To end (a siege) by withdrawing troops or forcing the enemy troops to withdraw.
Elevate
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
Raise
To remove or withdraw (an order).
Elevate
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
Raise
To increase (a poker bet).
Elevate
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
Raise
To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
Elevate
To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
Raise
To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
Elevate
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; - said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
Raise
(Nautical) To bring into sight by approaching nearer
Raised the Cape.
Elevate
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
Raise
To alter and increase fraudulently the written value of (a check, for example).
Elevate
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
Raise
To cough up (phlegm).
Elevate
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
I got promoted after many years of hard work
Raise
(Scots) To make angry; enrage.
Elevate
Raise from a lower to a higher position;
Raise your hands
Lift a load
Raise
To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.
Elevate
Raise in rank or condition;
The new law lifted many people from poverty
Raise
The act of raising or increasing.
Raise
An increase in salary.
Raise
(physical) 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
Raise
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
To raise a wall, or a heap of stones
Raise
To cause something to come to the surface of water.
The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
Raise
(nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
To raise Sandy Hook light
Raise
To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
Raise
(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
Raise
(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.
Raise
To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
Raise
(transitive) To create, increase or develop.
We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
To raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods; to raise (increase) taxes
Raise
To collect or amass.
To raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
Raise
(obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
Raise
To bring up; to grow.
We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
Raise
To promote.
To raise somebody to office
Raise
To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
A few important questions were raised after the attack.
Raise
(legal) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use.
Raise
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
Starting in January we will raise (introduce) taxes on all tobacco substitutes and vaping accessories.
Raise
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
Raise
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
Raise
(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
Raise
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
Raise
To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
Raise
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.
Raise
To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
A division by zero will raise an exception.
Raise
To open, initiate.
I will raise a trouble-ticket in order to correct this reporting issue.
Raise
(US) pay raise: an increase in wages or salary.
The boss gave me a raise.
Raise
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Raise
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
Raise
(poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
Raise
A cairn or pile of stones.
Raise
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.
Raise
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.
This gentleman came to be raised to great titles.
The plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece.
Raise
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.
Raise
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.
Raise
To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Raise
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.
Raise
To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
Raise
To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.
Æneas . . . employs his pains,In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.
Raise
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.
I will raise forts against thee.
Raise
To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
Raise
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.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ?
Raise
To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like.
Raise
To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.
Raise
To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle.
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the North.
Raise
To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
Raise
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; - often with up.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
God vouchsafes to raise another worldFrom him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
Raise
To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Thou shalt not raise a false report.
Raise
To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.
Raise
To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
Raise
The amount a salary is increased;
He got a 3% raise
He got a wage hike
Raise
An upward slope or grade (as in a road);
The car couldn't make it up the rise
Raise
Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker);
I'll see your raise and double it
Raise
The act of raising something;
He responded with a lift of his eyebrow
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Raise
Raise the level or amount of something;
Raise my salary
Raise the price of bread
Raise
Raise from a lower to a higher position;
Raise your hands
Lift a load
Raise
Cause to be heard or known; express or utter;
Raise a shout
Raise a protest
Raise a sad cry
Raise
Collect funds for a specific purpose;
The President raised several million dollars for his college
Raise
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
They produce good ham in Parma
We grow wheat here
We raise hogs here
Raise
Bring up;
Raise a family
Bring up children
Raise
Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
Raise the specter of unemployment
He conjured wild birds in the air
Stir a disturbance
Call down the spirits from the mountain
Raise
Move upwards;
Lift one's eyes
Raise
Construct, build, or erect;
Raise a barn
Raise
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
Arouse pity
Raise a smile
Evoke sympathy
Raise
Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
Raise hell
Raise the roof
Raise Cain
Raise
Raise in rank or condition;
The new law lifted many people from poverty
Raise
Increase;
This will enhance your enjoyment
Heighten the tension
Raise
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
I got promoted after many years of hard work
Raise
Cause to puff up with a leaven;
Unleavened bread
Raise
In bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Raise
Bet more than the previous player
Raise
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military;
Raise an army
Recruit new soldiers
Raise
Put forward for consideration or discussion;
Raise the question of promotions
Bring up an unpleasant topic
Raise
Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth;
Raise your `o'
Raise
Activate or stir up;
Raise a mutiny
Raise
Establish radio communications with;
They managed to raise Hanoi last night
Raise
Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Raise
Bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project;
Raised edges
Raise
Invigorate or heighten;
Lift my spirits
Lift his ego
Raise
Put an end to;
Lift a ban
Raise a siege
Raise
Cause to become alive again;
Raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
Upraising ghosts
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