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Antonyms for raising
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rey-zing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ zɪŋ |
- abandon
- abridge
- bore
- calm
- compress
- conclude
- condemn
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- deaden
- decrease
- demolish
- demote
- denounce
- depress
- destroy
- deter
- diminish
- discourage
- disgrace
- disperse
- dissuade
- divide
- drop
- fall
- finish
- halt
- harvest
- humiliate
- hurt
- ignore
- lessen
- lose
- lower
- lull
- neglect
- play down
- prevent
- quiet
- raze
- reap
- reduce
- repress
- scatter
- separate
- shame
- shrink
- soothe
- stop
- suppress
- undermine
- weaken
Definition of raising
Origin :- mid-14c., "an act of elevating," verbal noun from raise (v.). Specifically in American English, "the erecting of a building," by 1650s.
- RAISING. In New England and the Northern States, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building. [Webster, 1830]
- verb lift; build from the ground
- verb increase, augment
- verb start up, motivate; introduce
- verb nurture, care for
- "Here's hoping we'll soon be back in God's own country," said Oldaker, raising his glass.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "I congratulate you, Miss Porter," he said, raising his hat.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Raising his eyes from a contemplation of the heels in front of him, he saw Belle Langdon.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Raising his arm for a fresh stroke, his wrist was smashed by a bullet.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Once in a great while she met him on the street, and he bowed, raising his hat silently.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- "I will tell you the truth," she promised, raising the glasses.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- "When the trial come off," answered the old man, raising his head again.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Amelia, however, succeeded only in raising herself in his esteem.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He took a good deal of notice of me; raising me in his arms, and kissing me.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The raising of a house or ship into the air is a visible miracle.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
Synonyms for raising
- abet
- activate
- advance
- aggravate
- amplify
- arouse
- assemble
- awaken
- boost
- breed
- bring up
- broach
- build up
- cause
- collect
- congregate
- congress
- construct
- cultivate
- develop
- dignify
- drag up
- elevate
- enhance
- enlarge
- erect
- escalate
- establish
- evoke
- exaggerate
- exalt
- excite
- fetch up
- foment
- forgather
- form
- foster
- gather
- get
- goose
- goose up
- group
- grow
- heave
- heighten
- hike
- hike up
- hoist
- hold up
- honor
- incite
- inflate
- instigate
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- jump up
- kindle
- lever
- levy
- lift
- lift up
- look up
- magnify
- mass
- mobilize
- moot
- motivate
- mount
- move up
- mushroom
- muster
- nourish
- nurse
- obtain
- perk up
- pick up
- place up
- plant
- produce
- promote
- propagate
- provide
- provoke
- pry
- pull up
- put forward
- put on its end
- put up
- pyramid
- rally
- rear
- recruit
- reinforce
- rendezvous
- resurrect
- run up
- send through the roof
- set
- set on
- set up
- set upright
- shoot up
- shove
- snowball
- sow
- stand up
- stir up
- strengthen
- suckle
- suggest
- support
- take up
- throw up
- train
- up
- upcast
- upheave
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- wean
- whip up
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