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raise/raze/rays/Ray's

raise (rāz)

Verb. Transitive

    • To move to a higher position; elevate: raised the loads with a crane.
    • To set in an upright or erect position: raise a flagpole.
    • To erect or build: raise a new building.
    • To cause to arise, appear, or exist: The slap raised a welt.
    • To increase in size, quantity, or worth: raise an employee's salary.

Verb. Intransitive

    • To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid

Noun

    • The act of raising or increasing.
    • An increase in salary.

raze (rāz)

Verb. Transitive

    • To level to the ground; demolish.
    • To scrape or shave off.
    • To erase.

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