raising
1. the event of something being raised upward (Freq. 1) - an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon - a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity • Syn: elevation, lift • Derivationally related forms: raise, lift (for: lift), elevate (for: elevation) • Hypernyms: rise, rising, ascent, ascension 2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • Syn: rearing, nurture • Derivationally related forms: nurture (for: nurture), rear (for: rearing), raise • Hypernyms: upbringing 3. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community - they debated whether nature or nurture was more important • Syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, rearing, upbringing • Derivationally related forms: rear (for: rearing), nurtural (for: nurture), nurture (for: nurture), foster (for: fosterage), foster (for: fostering) • Hypernyms: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
increasing in quantity or value (Freq. 2) - a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate • Similar to: increasing
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