1. To increase in amount or value (the industry raised prices).
2. To gather or collect (the charity raised funds).
3. To bring up for discussion or consideration; to introduce or put forward (the party raised the issue in its pleading).
4. To create or establish (the person’s silence raised an inference of consent).
5. To increase the stated amount of (a negotiable instrument) by fraudulent alteration (the indorser raised the check).