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raising someone's consciousness

raising someone's consciousness is the present participle and gerund 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

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What is raising someone's consciousness the present participle and gerund of?
Raising someone's consciousness is the present participle and gerund of raise someone's consciousness.

Words near raising someone's consciousness in the dictionary

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