build vs raise

build

verb
  • To form (something) by combining materials or parts. 

  • To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention. 

  • To establish a basis for (something). 

  • To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. 

  • To construct (software) by compiling its source code. 

  • To form by combining materials or parts. 

  • To develop in magnitude or extent. 

  • To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. 

noun
  • A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player. 

  • Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. 

  • The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure. 

raise

verb
  • To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect. 

  • To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them. 

  • To cause something to come to the surface of water. 

  • To create, increase or develop. 

  • To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio). 

  • To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect. 

  • To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified. 

  • To open, initiate. 

  • To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property). 

  • To collect or amass. 

  • To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done. 

  • To mention (a question, issue) for discussion. 

  • To promote. 

  • To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth. 

  • To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event). 

  • To bring up; to grow. 

  • To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand. 

  • To exponentiate, to involute. 

  • To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven. 

  • To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear. 

  • To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause. 

  • To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it. 

  • To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. 

noun
  • A bet that increases the previous bet. 

  • A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward. 

  • A cairn or pile of stones. 

  • A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance. 

How often have the words build and raise occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )