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RAISED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
Example:
raised metalwork
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Increased in amount or degree
Example:
raised temperature
Synonyms:
elevated; raised
Classified under:
Similar:
increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
Example:
raised eyebrows
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
elevated (raised above the ground)
up (open)
lifted; upraised (held up in the air)
Antonym:
lowered (below the surround or below the normal position)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb raise
Context examples:
With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
A murine IgG2 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 81C6 raised against the extracellular matrix antigen tenascin (hexabrachion), up-regulated in gliomas and other cancers.
(Monoclonal Antibody 81C6, NCI Thesaurus)
A mouse monoclonal antibody that was raised against human epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor.
(Murine Monoclonal Antibody 225, NCI Thesaurus)
As often as I raised my eyes from what I was about, I met hers.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Raised or increased above normal levels or limits.
(Elevated, NCI Thesaurus)
Desmosomes assemble in response to cell-cell contact and raised levels of extracellular calcium.
(Desmosome, NCI Thesaurus)
Deletion raised HDL-C levels but increased atherosclerosis.
(When HDL cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart disease, NIH)
He raised himself up quickly, but the whole of the hair of his head was already golden and shone like the sun.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Even working as few as 41 hours a week, only an hour longer than the typical workweek, raised the risk of high blood pressure.
(High Blood Pressure Liked to Long Hours on Job, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The treatment also raised no safety alarms.
(Molecule in Immune System Able to Trigger 'Suicide' of Cancerous Tumors, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
