raising en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Elevation.
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(countable, uncountable) Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
cattle raising
- (countable, uncountable) Recruitment.
- (countable, uncountable) Collection or gathering, especially of money.
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(US, countable, uncountable) The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
to help at a raising
- (countable, uncountable) The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
- (countable, uncountable) The substance used to make bread rise.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of deepening colours in dyeing.
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(countable, uncountable) The action of placing something at a higher level.
Contracts for the raising of 16 other bridges have been let.
1957 October 14, “Notes and News: Manchester-Crewe Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 734:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| raisings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
fundraising · barnraising · cropraising · houseraising · hellraising · childraising · stockraising
Relateds
hair raising · barn raising · neg-raising · raising sim · fire-raising · eyebrow-raising · hair-raising · fund-raising · fireraising · self-raising · don't get above your raising · NEG-raising · raising agent · revenue raising · raising plate · negative raising · Canadian raising · net-raising · raising piece · raising board · raising gig · self-raising flour · consciousness-raising
Translations (23)
fi kerääminen (collection or gathering, especially of money) · fr montée (sound change) · enm reysynge (elevation) · fi nosto (elevation) · es concienciación (nurturing; cultivation) · es levantamiento (elevation) · es crianza (nurturing; cultivation) · es alzamiento (elevation) · fi nousu (elevation) · fi kasvatus (nurturing; cultivation) · enm reysynge (setting up the frame of a building) · fi kasvattaminen (nurturing; cultivation) · fi nostaminen (elevation) · es concientización (nurturing; cultivation) · de Erhebung (elevation) · fi rungon pystyttäminen (setting up the frame of a building) · de Aufziehen (nurturing; cultivation) · fi keräys (collection or gathering, especially of money) · fi pakottaminen (embossing sheet metal) · de Sammlung (collection or gathering, especially of money) · es recaudación (collection or gathering, especially of money) · de Großziehen (nurturing; cultivation) · es elevación (elevation)