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raising

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: raising

1
 nadj
the event of something being raised upward
increasing in quantity or value
2
 n
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: raising
1

n the event of something being raised upward

“a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity”
Synonyms:
elevation, lift
Type of:
ascension, ascent, rise, rising
a movement upward

adj increasing in quantity or value

“a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate”
Synonyms
increasing
becoming greater or larger
2

n helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Synonyms:
breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing
Type of:
acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

n the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

Synonyms:
nurture, rearing
Type of:
upbringing
properties acquired during a person's formative years
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