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Definition

raise verb (LIFT)

/reɪz/ v [T]
to lift something to a higher position
Would all those in favour please raise their hands?
He raised the window and leaned out.
Mary Quant was the first fashion designer to raise hemlines.

(Definition of raise verb (LIFT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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