Raise vs Brandish - What's the difference?
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As verbs the difference between raise and brandish is that raise is ( label) to cause to rise; to lift or elevate while brandish is to move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill. As nouns the difference between raise and brandish is that raise is (us) an increase in wages or salary; a rise ( uk) while brandish is the act of flourishing or waving.
raise English
Verb
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(label) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
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# To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
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#* Bible, (w) xxxix. 3
- I will raise forts against thee.
# To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.
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# (label) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
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# (label) To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead.
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# (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
(label) To create, increase or develop.
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# To collect.
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# To bring up; to grow; to promote.
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# To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
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# (label) To create; to constitute (a use , or a beneficial interest in property).
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# (label) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
#* Bible, (w) xviii. 18.
- I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
#* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- God vouchsafes to raise another world From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
#* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest
, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
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(label) To exponentiate, to involute.
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To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
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To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
Synonyms
* lift
Derived terms
* raise Cain
* raise fire
* raise one's eyebrows
* raise someone's consciousness
* raise the alarm
* raise the roof
* raised by wolves
* raised in a barn
Noun
( en noun)
(US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
- The boss gave me a raise .
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
(poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
Derived terms
* lateral raise
* leg raise
Anagrams
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brandish English
Verb
( es)
To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
- He brandished his sword at the pirates.
* Drake
- the quivering lance which he brandished bright
To bear something with ostentatious show.
- to brandish syllogisms
* 2011 , , Binay: Blame corruption on modern consumerism , Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, [http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/315850/binay-blame-corruption-modern-consumerism]:
- It sets the stage for cutting corners in our principles just so we can brandish a perceived badge of stature.
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2
, Long, however, the young spark did not remain before giving it two or three shakes, by way of brandishing it}}
Synonyms
* flourish, wave
Noun
(es)
The act of flourishing or waving.
Synonyms
* flourish
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