RAISES

lift or move to a higher position or level

increase the amount, level, or strength of

cause to occur or to be considered

collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources)

bring up (a child)

bring (someone) back from death

abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo)

(of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship)

stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance

an increase in salary

(in poker or brag) an increase in a stake.

an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight