Background for raising

raising

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/

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verb

(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

Examples :

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

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To create, increase or develop.

Examples :

"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."

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To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

Examples :

"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."

communication technology electronics

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To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

Examples :

"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."

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To exponentiate, to involute.

Examples :

"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

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(of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

Examples :

"The grammar book is raising the question of whether "John" is truly the subject of the embedded clause in that sentence. "

grammar linguistics

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(of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

Examples :

"The linguistics professor explained that pronouncing the word "trap" with an "eh" sound instead of an "ah" sound involves raising the vowel. "

phonetics language linguistics

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To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

Examples :

"The thief was arrested for raising a check, changing the amount from $20 to $200. "

business finance law

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To throw (an exception).

Examples :

"A division by zero will raise an exception."

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noun

Examples :

"The raising of the flag each morning is a tradition at our school. "

action position

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Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity

Examples :

"The high cost of raising children in the city makes it difficult for young families to thrive. "

family agriculture biology human

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noun

Examples :

"The company announced a new raising to expand its engineering team, seeking skilled developers and designers. "

business job organization

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Collection or gathering, especially of money.

Examples :

"The school's successful fundraising event resulted in a significant raising for the new library. "

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The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.

Examples :

"to help at a raising"

architecture building work

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The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.

Examples :

"Linguists debated the validity of the proposed raising of "seems" from the subordinate clause within the sentence "It seems that John is happy" to the main clause position, forming "John seems to be happy." "

grammar linguistics

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A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.

Examples :

"Linguistic studies show that the gradual "raising" of the vowel sound in words like "trap" is becoming noticeable in certain dialects. "

phonetics linguistics language sound

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The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.

Examples :

"The metalworker specialized in the raising of copper bowls, using a hammer and specialized tools to slowly shape each one. "

material process art technology industry machine technical

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The substance used to make bread rise.

Examples :

"The baker carefully measured the raising before adding it to the dough. "

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The process of deepening colours in dyeing.

Examples :

"The textile factory uses a special raising process to achieve richer, darker shades of blue in their denim. "

color process technical industry