raisableadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪzəbl/, U.S.

/ˈreɪzəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– raisable, 1800s raiseable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: raise v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < raise v.¹ + -able suffix.

Capable of being raised (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > that can be raised

raisable1644

elevable1676

rise-and-fall1885

1644 I. Stoughton Will 17 July in New Eng. Hist. & Geneal. Reg. (1850) IV. 51 To Deere & worthily honored wife..a third of the clear pfitts [sic] raised or raisable of all my other lands.

1678 J. Sergeant Of Devotion i. v. 61 Solving all Objections rais'd, and raisable without end, by Adversaries.

1739 Ld. Hardwicke in Atkyns Rep. Cases (1781) I. 512 The infant, dying..makes this legacy not raisable.

1832 Times 17 Jan. 1/5 The capital sum of £2,000,..raisable by sale of a very ample freehold estate.

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma xliii. 188 The time soon arrived when the rent was not raiseable.

1883 Littell's Living Age 20 Oct. 180 Whatever difficulty be raisable as to geometry, it seems to me that no similar difficulty applies to arithmetic.

1924 Jrnl. Soc. Compar. Legis. 6 3rd Ser. 7 The sum..was raised from Great Britain from customs, excise, stamps and taxes not raisable from Ireland.

1966 Times 28 May 14/5 Some sort of raisable head, or canvas flap to prevent pillows slipping off the end is a useful feature.

1985 C. Jancks Mod. Movements in Archit. (ed. 2) vii. 276 (caption) This photograph shows in the foreground the living-room with raisable table and other gadgets.

2004 J. Kingston Japan's Quiet Transformation v. 150 That method of flood control (by constructing raisable gates across the mouth of the bay) is ridiculous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	raisable
释义	raisableadj. Brit. /ˈreɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈreɪzəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– raisable, 1800s raiseable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: raise v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < raise v.¹ + -able suffix. Capable of being raised (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > that can be raised raisable1644 elevable1676 rise-and-fall1885 1644 I. Stoughton Will 17 July in New Eng. Hist. & Geneal. Reg. (1850) IV. 51 To Deere & worthily honored wife..a third of the clear pfitts [sic] raised or raisable of all my other lands. 1678 J. Sergeant Of Devotion i. v. 61 Solving all Objections rais'd, and raisable without end, by Adversaries. 1739 Ld. Hardwicke in Atkyns Rep. Cases (1781) I. 512 The infant, dying..makes this legacy not raisable. 1832 Times 17 Jan. 1/5 The capital sum of £2,000,..raisable by sale of a very ample freehold estate. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma xliii. 188 The time soon arrived when the rent was not raiseable. 1883 Littell's Living Age 20 Oct. 180 Whatever difficulty be raisable as to geometry, it seems to me that no similar difficulty applies to arithmetic. 1924 Jrnl. Soc. Compar. Legis. 6 3rd Ser. 7 The sum..was raised from Great Britain from customs, excise, stamps and taxes not raisable from Ireland. 1966 Times 28 May 14/5 Some sort of raisable head, or canvas flap to prevent pillows slipping off the end is a useful feature. 1985 C. Jancks Mod. Movements in Archit. (ed. 2) vii. 276 (caption) This photograph shows in the foreground the living-room with raisable table and other gadgets. 2004 J. Kingston Japan's Quiet Transformation v. 150 That method of flood control (by constructing raisable gates across the mouth of the bay) is ridiculous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1644
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