Raise and rise – these verbs have similar meanings. Learn how we use these transitive and intransitive verbs differently. Raise is a regular verb and rise is irregular (rise, rose, risen). And importantly, raise is transitive and rise is intransitive. That means raise has a direct object. We always raise something. Rise, on the other hand, has no direct object. You can’t rise something. See lots of examples and learn how to use these verbs