Definition of Raised

1. Adjective. Located or moved above the surround or above the normal position. "Raised eyebrows"

Similar to: Elevated, Up, Lifted, Upraised
Antonyms: Lowered

2. Adjective. Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery. "Raised metalwork"
Exact synonyms: Brocaded, Embossed
Similar to: Adorned, Decorated

3. Adjective. Increased in amount or degree. "Raised temperature"
Exact synonyms: Elevated
Similar to: Increased

Definition of Raised

1. a. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work.

Definition of Raised

1. Verb. (past of raise) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Raised

1. raise [v] - See also: raise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raised

raise a stink
raise borer
raise eyebrows
raise hell
raise one's hand
raise someone's consciousness
raise someone's hackles
raise the bar
raise the flag and see who salutes
raise the roof
raise the spectre
raise the stakes
raise unshirted hell
raise up
raiseable
raised (current term)
raised(a)
raised by wolves
raised doughnut
raised in a barn
raised point
raised points
raiser
raisers
raises
raiseth
raisin
raisin-nut cookie
raisin bran
raisin bread

Literary usage of Raised

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1849)
"Words, I should think, sufficient to deter us from determining any thing for or against the same body's being raised at the last day. ..."

2. An essay concerning human understanding by John Locke (1838)
"I grant other dead, as certainly raised as Christ was; ... But I do not see how it follows, that they shall be raised with the same body, as Christ was ..."

3. An essay concerning human understanding by John Locke (1823)
"your lordship will argue from other bodies being raised as his was, That they must ke-p proportion with his hi lameness ; then we must believe, ..."

4. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1902)
"has been raised. The difficulty of finding a market for the complex ore has retarded progress on this mine. The company is about to sink a shaft from 50 to ..."

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