Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Raise.
8 letter answer(s) to raise
BRING UP
bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
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"
make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"
put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
ESCALATE
increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
HEIGHTEN
become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
7 letter answer(s) to raise
BRINGUP
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 from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
6 letter answer(s) to raise
BROACH
a decorative pin worn by women
bring up a topic for discussion
Pierce (a cask)
UPLIFT
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
lift up or elevate
5 letter answer(s) to raise
ERECT
cause to rise up
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
HOIST
lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
4 letter answer(s) to raise
HIKE
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
LIFT
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
make off with belongings of others
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from th
REAR
bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
cause to rise up
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
rise up; "The building rose before them"
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
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