The difference between Increase and Raise

When used as nouns, increase means an amount by which a quantity is increased, whereas raise means an increase in wages or salary.

When used as verbs, increase means (of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater, whereas raise means to form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts.

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  1. Increase as a verb (intransitive):

    (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

    Examples:

    "His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

  2. Increase as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

  3. Increase as a verb:

    To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

  4. Increase as a verb (astronomy, intransitive):

    To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

    Examples:

    "The Moon increases."

  1. Increase as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is increased.

  2. Increase as a noun:

    For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

  3. Increase as a noun (knitting):

    The creation of one or more new stitches; see .

  1. Raise as a verb (physical):

    To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect. To cause something to come to the surface of the sea. To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it. To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven. To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead. To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.

    Examples:

    "to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

    "to raise a wall, or a heap of stones"

    "The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk."

    "to raise Sandy Hook light"

    "The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!"

  2. Raise as a verb (transitive):

    To create, increase or develop. To collect. To bring up; to grow; to promote. To mention (a question, issue) for discussion. To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property). To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

    Examples:

    "We need to raise the motivation level in the company."

    "to raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods"

    "to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops"

    "We visited a farm where they raise chickens."

    "Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?"

    "to raise somebody to office"

    "A few important questions were raised after the attack."

    "There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use."

  3. Raise as a verb:

    To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

    Examples:

    "Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."

  4. Raise as a verb (poker, intransitive):

    To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

    Examples:

    "John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."

  5. Raise as a verb (arithmetic):

    To exponentiate, to involute.

    Examples:

    "Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

  6. Raise as a verb (linguistics, transitive, of a verb):

    To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

  7. Raise as a verb (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel):

    To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

  8. Raise as a verb:

    To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

  9. Raise as a verb (computing):

    To throw (an exception).

    Examples:

    "A division by zero will raise an exception."

  1. Raise as a noun (US):

    An increase in wages or salary; a rise .

    Examples:

    "The boss gave me a raise''."

  2. Raise as a noun (weightlifting):

    A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

  3. Raise as a noun (curling):

    A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

  4. Raise as a noun (poker):

    A bet which increased the previous bet.

  1. Raise as a noun:

    A cairn or pile of stones.

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