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/ ˈreɪ zɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Linguistics . a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
Origin of raising raise + -ing1
OTHER WORDS FROM raising self-raising, adjective Words nearby raising raise the ante, raise the curtain, raise the devil, raise the roof, raisin, raising , raising plate, Raisin River, raison d'état, raison d'être, raisonneur
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Example sentences from the Web for raising The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress | Dean Obeidallah| January 8, 2015| DAILY BEAST
The band turned back around, raising a lively tune to signal life would go on.
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I learned that he was working and living in the Lower East Side, delivering orders for an Italian restaurant and raising two kids.
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Peters again complies, stepping aside and raising both hands.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill | Michael Daly| December 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
After raising a cool $2m last night, Will met the President today in DC while Kate visited a Harlem youth project.
Kate Middleton and Prince William's $2m Dinner | Tom Sykes| December 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
By raising the flaps on one side and lowering them on the other the balance was well preserved.
The Boy's Book of New Inventions | Harry E. Maule
"By strangulation," said the old gipsy, raising her palsied hand to her throat.
Rookwood | William Harrison Ainsworth
Bofinger exclaimed, and raising his fists he cried, "Oh, that devil!"
We must demand more of ourselves and our children by raising literacy levels dramatically by the year 2000.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 | Various
Equally abortive, as might have been anticipated, was the scheme for raising a militia of 50,000 men.
Herzegovina | George Arbuthnot
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British Dictionary definitions for raising noun transformational grammar a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause See also subject-raising, negative-raising
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Words related to raising boost, lift, set up, promote, establish, rear, get, strengthen, heighten, obtain, jump, collect, reinforce, enhance, suggest, set, cause, develop, provide, support