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Raising

of Raise

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Increasing 84% connected

of Increase

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Increasing 84% connected

of Increase

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Ascension 76% connected

The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Ascent 76% connected

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rising 76% connected

of Rise

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nurture 74% connected

The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nurture 74% connected

The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Raise 74% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Raise 74% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 7

Breeding 92% connected

of Breed

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Elevation 92% connected

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the ele…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fosterage 92% connected

The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fostering 92% connected

of Foster

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lift 92% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nurture 92% connected

The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rearing 92% connected

of Rear

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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