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(satellite adjective) increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate" |
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(noun) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child |
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Synonyms: nurture, rearing |
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Related Words: upbringing |
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(noun) the event of something being raised |
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Synonyms: elevation, lift |
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Related Words: ascension, ascent, rise, rising |
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(noun) raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" |
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Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, nurturing, rearing, upbringing |
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Related Words: acculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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