raise

/reɪz/ verb [T]

Definition

LIFT › to lift something to a higher position: to raise your hand

INCREASE › to increase an amount or level: to raise prices/taxes

IMPROVE › to improve something: to raise standards

MONEY › to collect money from other people: They're raising money for charity.

raise your voice › to speak loudly and angrily to someone

raise hopes/fears/doubts, etc › to cause emotions or thoughts: Her answers raised doubts in my mind.

raise a question/subject, etc › to start talking about a subject that you want other people to consider

CHILD › to look after and educate a child until they have become an adult: Their ideas on how to raise children didn't always agree.

ANIMALS/CROPS › to make an animal or crop grow: to raise chickens/sheep → See also raise the alarm

(Definition of raise verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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