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raised the devil

raised the devil is the simple past and past participle of raise the devil.

Meaning of raise the devil

Verb

raise the devil (third-person singular simple present raises the devil, present participle raising the devil, simple past and past participle raised the devil)

  1. Synonym of raise hell.
    Synonyms:
    raise hell

Questions about raised the devil

What is raised the devil the simple past and past participle of?
Raised the devil is the simple past and past participle of raise the devil.

Words near raised the devil in the dictionary

  1. raised steam
  2. raised the alarm
  3. raised the ante
  4. raised the bar
  5. raised the dead
  6. raised the devil
  7. raised the flag and saw who saluted
  8. raised the flag and seen who saluted
  9. raised the roof
  10. raised the specter
  11. raised the spectre

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