Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raise someone's consciousness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: raise -some-one's -con-scious-ness
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase a person's awareness of, and often sympathy for, an issue, cause, or condition.

Example Sentences

"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."
"But part of Reagan's self-imposed mandate is to show that his conservatism has a broad reach. That would be easier for Reagan to do if he were accustomed to working closely with blacks, women and others who might raise his consciousness on sensitive issues."
"But assorted pressures, some self-imposed and others societal, raised her consciousness about counting calories."
"Raised in an Old Left family, I was taught about male chauvinism and thought I knew something about it, but at the beginning of feminism's "Second Wave" in the 1970's, I concluded that I needed to raise my consciousness."

Inflected Forms

raises someone's consciousness (present, singular) raising someone's consciousness (participle, present) raised someone's consciousness (participle, past) raised someone's consciousness (past)

Phrases

consciousness raising

Frequently Paired Words

consciousness raising

Questions

What does raise someone's consciousness mean?: To increase a person's awareness of, and often sympathy for, an issue, cause, or condition.

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