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n. consciousness raising
* * *['reɪzɪŋ]consciousness raising
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Raising — Rais ing (r[=a]z [i^]ng), n. 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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raising — I noun 1. the event of something being raised upward (Freq. 1) an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity • Syn: ↑elevation, ↑lift • Derivationally rel … Useful english dictionary
Raising — Raise Raise (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raising — increasing increasing adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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