raise (v.) Old form(s): rais'd
elevate in rank, advance, promote
3H6 II.ii.22[Clifford to King, of York] He ... would have his son a king, / And raise his issue like a loving sire
Tim I.i.123[Old Athenian to Timon, of Lucilius] my estate deserves an heir more raised / Than one which holds a trencher
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