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raises someone's consciousness

raises someone's consciousness is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise someone's consciousness.

Meaning of raise someone's consciousness

Verb

raise someone's consciousness (third-person singular simple present raises someone's consciousness, present participle raising someone's consciousness, simple past and past participle raised someone's consciousness)

  1. To increase a person's awareness of, and often sympathy for, an issue, cause, or condition.
    • She said I had "offended" some of her "little sisters" that didn't understand this all + I said well that they can't be that little if they're in this bar + maybe it'll raise their consciousness a little so they do understand.1973 February 26, Lou Sullivan, Diary

Questions about raises someone's consciousness

What is raises someone's consciousness the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Raises someone's consciousness is the third-person singular simple present indicative of raise someone's consciousness.

Words near raises someone's consciousness in the dictionary

  1. raises one's head
  2. raises one's voice
  3. raises oneself up by one's bootstraps
  4. raises oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  5. raises red flags
  6. raises someone's consciousness
  7. raises someone's hackles
  8. raises someone's shackles
  9. raises someone's shag
  10. raises someone's spirits
  11. raises steam

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