Real Dictionary

raise
countable noun: A raise is an increase in your wages or salary.
verb: If a person or company raises money that they need, they manage to get it, for example by selling their property or by borrowing.
verb: If you raise a flag, you display it by moving it up a pole or into a high place where it can be seen.
verb: If you raise money for a charity or an institution, you ask people for money which you collect on its behalf.
verb: If you raise something, you move it so that it is in a higher position.
verb: If you raise the rate or level of something, you increase it.
verb: If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly, usually because you are angry.
verb: If you raise yourself, you lift your body so that you are standing up straight, or so that you are no longer lying flat.
verb: To raise the standard of something means to improve it.

raise in American English
to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate
intransitive verb: to be able to be lifted or pulled up
transitive verb: to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate

raise in British English
to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level; lift