1. increase in salary, wage increase. elevate, lift; excite, arouse; cause, bring about; grow, cultivate. raiseraise (rāz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. raised (rāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. raising.] [oe. reisen, icel. reisa, causative of rīsa to rise. see: rise, and cf. rear to raise.]