👶 To bring up ⬆️ To increase 🗣️ To bring up ✋ To lift 💰 A pay increase 🧟 To bring back 🃏 To increase bet 🏗️ To build 🏆 To promote 📡 To contact 🍞 To make rise 🃏 A higher bet ⬆️ A lift 🔤 To change sound ⛰️ An upward slope

to raise

to raise

3 9.1

To pronounce a vowel with the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

verb
/reɪz/

Specialized

: elevar (la vocal)

Likewise, when we raise or lower the tongue, we change the shape of the resonant cavity above the tongue, as in say ah.

Examples

When pronouncing the vowel 'i', you raise your tongue close to the roof of your mouth.
To correctly say the vowel sounds, you need to raise your tongue to the right height.
A key that automatically types a raised "th."

Truth (2015)
Raising the pitch of his own voice.

Fiction book (1993)
And then she'll she'll raise her tongue up and then she'll wiggle it back and forth.
Consequently, the large numbers of respondents who were not familiar with recent phonological interventions raise the professional issue of how and where SLPs acquire this knowledge.

Academic text (2013)
In phonetics class, we learned how to raise the tongue when articulating certain vowels.

Idioms

to raise hell

NSFW

15 7.9

Behave loudly and angrily to cause trouble

to raise a glass

9 3.7

Hold up a drink with others to celebrate someone or something

to raise the dead

9 9.9

Make a dead person alive again using magic or other power

to raise an eyebrow

9 4.5

To show surprise or doubt by lifting one eyebrow

to raise eyebrows

5 4.2

Make people feel surprised, shocked, or disapproving because something is unusual

to raise the spectre

UK

4 7.7

To say that something bad might happen

to raise a stink

2 7.4

To complain loudly and make people notice the problem

to raise Cain

Informal

1 8.6

To make a noisy public protest

to raise the roof

Informal

1 8.0

Get very angry and shout loudly

to raise hackles

1 7.9

To make someone angry or upset

to raise someone's spirits

1 3.4

Help someone feel happier

to raise a snifter

8.8

Lift a small brandy glass to make a toast

to raise a libation

9.9

Offer a drink in a ceremony to honor someone or a god

to raise a middle finger

Offensive

8.3

To show anger or insult someone by lifting the middle finger

to raise one's hands in victory

3.4

Lift both arms above your head to show you have won

to raise to the purple

Archaic

9.9

To reach a very high position, often as a king or queen

to whistle for a raise

Informal

9.8

Expect to get something that is very unlikely, for example more pay

Phrasal Verbs

to raise awareness

37 3.5

To help more people know about a problem or cause

to raise the issue

22 3.7

To bring up a topic or problem for discussion

to raise the bar

16 4.0

To set a higher standard that others must reach

to raise the stakes

14 4.9

An action that increases the risk and possible reward in a situation

to raise one's hand

9 1.6

Lift your hand to show you want to speak or ask a question

to raise suspicion

7 4.6

Make people doubt someone or something

to raise up

7 2.1

To lift something or someone to a higher place

to raise one's voice

5 3.4

Speak more loudly, often because you are angry or want to be heard

to raise the rent

5 3.7

To increase the amount of money someone pays to live in a place

to raise red flag

3 4.6

To signal that there may be a problem or danger

to raise a toast

3 3.9

To make a short speech and drink to honor someone or something

to raise the flag

1 5.1

To tell people about an idea or problem to see how they react

to push for a raise

US

3.5

To ask firmly for more pay from your boss

to raise the line

6.3

Make standards or expectations higher

How High

to raise

Specialized

3 9.1

lower

102 1.0

Surface Forms

raise infinitive

raised past

raised past participle

raising present participle

raises third person singular

Etymology

Raise keeps its simple meaning 'move up', so in phonetics to raise a vowel is to move the sound to a higher place in the mouth.