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raise the spectre of — (something) British, American & Australian, American to make people worry that something unpleasant will happen. Drought and war have raised the spectre of food shortages for millions of people. Napoli s 1 0 defeat at Bologna raised the spectre… … New idioms dictionary
raise the spectre of something — raise the spectre of (something) British, American & Australian, American to make people worry that something unpleasant will happen. Drought and war have raised the spectre of food shortages for millions of people. Napoli s 1 0 defeat at Bologna … New idioms dictionary
raise — raise1 W1S2 [reız] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move higher)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(collect money)¦ 4¦(improve)¦ 5¦(start a subject)¦ 6¦(cause a reaction)¦ 7¦(move eyes or face)¦ 8¦(move upright)¦ 9¦(children)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
raise — 1 /reIz/ verb (T) 1 MOVE a) to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level: Can you raise your arm above your head? | They re thinking of raising the ceiling in the kitchen. | The teacher raised his finger to his lips for silence … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spectre — (BrE) (AmE specter) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grim (esp. BrE), ominous ▪ The grim spectre of terrorism cast its shadow. ▪ old ▪ constant … Collocations dictionary
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raise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Raise is used after these nouns: ↑merit, ↑pay, ↑salary {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Raise is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑appeal, ↑case, ↑finance, ↑lottery, ↑wolf Raise is used … Collocations dictionary
Communist Manifesto, The — ▪ work by Marx and Engels German Manifest Der Kommunistischen Partei (1848; “Manifesto of the Communist Party”), pamphlet written by Karl Marx (Marx, Karl) and Friedrich Engels (Engels, Friedrich) to serve as the platform of the Communist … Universalium
