raise vs raze
Definitions
verb
- raise the level or amount of something
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- invigorate or heighten
noun
- the act of raising something
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
- the amount a salary is increased
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Examples
My generation was raised on a diet of stultifyingly tedious, but worthy accounts of embryology, typically very badly printed on what appeared to be rice paper.
I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog.
Now comes the news that her shifty lawyer father has only 48 hours to raise a lot of money or face financial ruin and imprisonment.
Definitions
verb
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Examples
The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
Had I known my ample posterior would have caused such a stir I would gladly have done anything to be less brazen.
The baboon would keep the goats together as they grazed during the day, giving alarm calls if it spotted cheetahs or leopards.
