raise

raise
I (advance) verb aggrandize, augment, boost, bring up, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, lift, move up, prize, promote, propose, provehere, put, suggest, uplift, upraise associated concepts: raise an objection II (collect) verb accumulate, assemble, bring together, conligere, gather together, get, levy, muster, obtain, procure III index accrue (increase), adopt, ameliorate, boom (increase), build (augment), build (construct), collect (recover money), compound, develop, discipline (train), elevate, enhance, enlarge, excise (levy a tax), expand, foster, frame (construct), heighten (augment), heighten (elevate), honor, increase, increment, levy, magnify, meliorate, originate, parlay (exploit successfully), prefer, produce (manufacture), promote (advance), promotion (advancement), recruit, uphold

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


raise
v.
(1) To increase; to make higher; to increase the face amount on a check, usually by forgery.
(2) To suggest; to bring up a topic for consideration; to introduce an issue to the court, as through pleadings.
(3) To collect money, as by asking for donations; to gather taxes.
(4) To care for a child until adulthood.
n.
An increase in salary or compensation.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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