anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"

bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"

create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

cradle - bring up from infancy

foster - bring up under fosterage; of children

elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

get up - cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

jack, jack up - lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"

shoulder - lift onto one's shoulders

kick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"

hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

trice, trice up - raise with a line; "trice a window shade"

run up, hoist - raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

pump - raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump

levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

underlay - raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate"

skid - elevate onto skids

pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"

chin, chin up - in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

leaven, prove, raise - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"

heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

boost, hike, hike up - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

gather up, lift up, pick up - take and lift upward

erect, rear - cause to rise up

stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

cite, mention, refer, advert, bring up, name - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

commend, remember - mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"

speak of the devil - mention someone's name who just then appears

remember - mention favourably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers"

quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"

touch on - refer to or discuss briefly

invoke, appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

namedrop - refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them

bring up, raise - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"

drag up, dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"

cross-refer - refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists

resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"