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Definition of Raising
1. Noun. The event of something being raised upward. "A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
Generic synonyms: Ascension, Ascent, Rise, Rising
Derivative terms: Elevate, Lift, Lift, Raise
2. Adjective. Increasing in quantity or value. "A cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
3. Noun. The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child.
Generic synonyms: Upbringing
Derivative terms: Nurture, Nurture, Raise, Rear
4. Noun. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. "They debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Generic synonyms: Acculturation, Enculturation, Socialisation, Socialization
Derivative terms: Foster, Foster, Foster, Nurtural, Nurture, Nurture, Rear
Definition of Raising
1. n. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
Definition of Raising
1. an elevation [n -S] - See also: elevation
Medical Definition of Raising
1. 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. 2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. 3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. Raising bee, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee. Raising hammer, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal. Raising plate, the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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