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raised definition

raised (rāzd)

adjective

  1. made in low relief; embossed
  2. having a napped surface, or having the pile cut with a design in relief: said of fabric
  3. leavened with yeast rather than baking powder or soda

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raised Synonyms

raised

modif.

  1. Elevated

    lifted, hoisted, built high, heightened, set high, in relief, embossed, built, erected, constructed, set up, jerry-built; see also built 1.

    Antonyms reduced*, lowered, taken down.

  2. Nurtured

    reared, brought up, trained, prepared, educated, fostered, bred, nourished, nursed.

  3. Produced

    grown, harvested, cultivated, bred, made, mass-produced, assembly-lined*.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

raised Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • incidence: In 2002, GROS published an Occasional Paper entitled ' The Raised Incidence of Winter Deaths ' .
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