"raise the spectre" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-raise the spectre.ogg [Australia] Forms: raises the spectre [present, singular, third-person], raising the spectre [participle, present], raised the spectre [participle, past], raised the spectre [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise the spectre (third-person singular simple present raises the spectre, present participle raising the spectre, simple past and past participle raised the spectre)
  1. (idiomatic) To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: raise the specter
    Sense id: en-raise_the_spectre-en-verb-1P8pgj9A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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