Drive and Raise

Drive

Drive verb - To set or keep in motion.
Usage example: this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft

Raise and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raise" instead a verb "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Raise

Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

Drive and raise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Raise".

Nearby Words: raised, raising

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

normal normal drive normal raise
big big drive big raise
new new drive new raise
major major drive major raise
Other adjectives: higher.

Common collocations

power drive power raise power
people drive people raise people
family drive family raise family
point drive point raise point
Other words: army, time, sword, animals.

Both words in one sentence

  • Apart from the standard Californian stereotypes, Oregonians stereotype Californians as rich, snobby carpetbaggers who can't drive properly and raise property taxes.
  • In a shining example of Tropes Are Not Bad, these interventions always raise questions, and drive more than one character to near insanity obsessing over what is causing these things to happen.
  • Hollywood Voodoo While the signature character of Brigitte de la Croix does raise zombies and drive a hearse, it's not because she practices voudon, but because her dad's Baron Samedi.
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