Definition of RAISED

raised

Verb

  • raise the level or amount of something
  • raise from a lower to a higher position
  • cause to be heard or known; express or utter
  • collect funds for a specific purpose
    • "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
  • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
  • bring up
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  • move upwards
  • construct, build, or erect
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
  • raise in rank or condition
  • increase
  • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • cause to puff up with a leaven
  • bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
  • bet more than the previous player
  • cause to assemble or enlist in the military
  • put forward for consideration or discussion
  • pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
  • activate or stir up
  • establish radio communications with
  • multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
  • bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
    • "raised edges"
  • invigorate or heighten
  • put an end to
  • cause to become alive again
  • simple past and past participle of raise

Adjective

  • located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
    • "a raised design"
    • "raised eyebrows"

Adjective Satellite

  • embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
    • "raised needlework"
    • "raised metalwork"
  • increased in amount or degree
    • "raised temperature"

Adj

  • Embossed, in relief.
  • Leavened, especially with yeast.

Examples

  • raised dough

Synonyms

advance, arouse, bring up, brocaded, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, elevate, elevated, elicit, embossed, enhance, enkindle, erect, evoke, farm, fire, get up, grow, heighten, invoke, kick upstairs, kindle, leaven, levy, lift, nurture, parent, produce, promote, prove, provoke, put forward, put up, raise, rear, recruit, resurrect, set up, stir, upgrade, upraise

Antonyms

demote, level, lower, lowered

Scrabble Score: 7

raised: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
raised: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
raised: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

raised: valid Words With Friends Word