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(v.) To move from a lower position to a higher |
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(v.) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like. |
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(v.) To move upward under the influence of a projecting force |
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(v.) To grow upward |
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(v.) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk |
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(v.) To become erect |
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(v.) To leave one's bed |
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(v.) To tower up |
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(v.) To slope upward |
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(v.) To retire |
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(v.) To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation |
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(v.) To have the aspect or the effect of rising. |
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(v.) To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. |
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(v.) To become apparent |
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(v.) To become perceptible to other senses than sight |
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(v.) To have a beginning |
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(v.) To increase in size, force, or value |
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(v.) To increase in power or fury |
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(v.) To become of higher value |
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(v.) To become larger |
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(v.) To increase in intensity |
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(v.) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice. |
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(v.) To increase in amount |
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(v.) In various figurative senses. |
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(v.) To become excited, opposed, or hostile |
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(v.) To attain to a better social position |
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(v.) To become more and more dignified or forcible |
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(v.) To come to mind |
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(v.) To come |
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(v.) To ascend from the grave |
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(v.) To terminate an official sitting |
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(v.) To ascend on a musical scale |
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(v.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type |
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(n.) The act of rising, or the state of being risen. |
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(n.) The distance through which anything rises |
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(n.) Land which is somewhat higher than the rest |
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(n.) Spring |
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(n.) Appearance above the horizon |
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(n.) Increase |
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(n.) Increase of sound |
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(n.) Elevation or ascent of the voice |
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(n.) The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water. |
| accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
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ascent
ascension
ascending | the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| advance rise | increase in price or value, the news caused a general advance on the stock market |
upgrade
rise rising slope | the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises |
raise
rise wage hike
hike
wage increase
salary increase | the amount a salary is increased, he got a % raise, he got a wage hike |
rise boost
hike cost increase | an increase in cost, they asked for a % rise in rates |
| rise | a growth in strength or number or importance |
emanation
rise procession | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the emanation of the Holy Spirit, the rising of the Holy Ghost, the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son |
| lift rise | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground |
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ascent
ascension | a movement upward, they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon |
ascent
acclivity
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raise
climb
upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road), the car couldn't make it up the rise |
get up
turn out
arise
uprise
rise | get up and out of bed, I get up at A.M. every day, They rose early, He uprose at night |
resurrect rise
uprise | return from the dead, Christ is risen!, The dead are to uprise |
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go up
climb | increase in value or to a higher point, prices climbed steeply, the value of our house rose sharply last year |
| rise jump climb up | rise in rank or status, Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list |
| heighten rise | become more extreme, The tension heightened |
wax
mount
climb
rise | go up or advance, Sales were climbing after prices were lowered |
| rise | exert oneself to meet a challenge, rise to a challenge, rise to the occasion |
| produce bring about give rise | cause to happen, occur or exist, This procedure produces a curious effect, The new law gave rise to many complaints, These chemicals produce a noxious vapor, the new President must bring about a change in the health care system |
| rise | become heartened or elated, Her spirits rose when she heard the good news |
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lift arise move up
go up
come up uprise | move upward, The fog lifted, The smoke arose from the forest fire, The mist uprose from the meadows |
| ascend move up rise | move to a better position in life or to a better job, She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great |
rise come up
uprise ascend | come up, of celestial bodies, The sun also rises, The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..., Jupiter ascends |
rear
rise up | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds, The horse reared in terror |
| rise prove | increase in volume, the dough rose slowly in the warm room |
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rise uprise get up stand up | rise to one's feet, The audience got up and applauded |
surface
come up rise up
rise | come to the surface |
rebel
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rise up | take part in a rebellion, renounce a former allegiance |
originate
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rise develop
uprise spring up
grow | come into existence, take on form or shape, A new religious movement originated in that country, a love that sprang up from friendship, the idea for the book grew out of a short story, An interesting phenomenon uprose |
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lift rear | rise up, The building rose before them |
| high-rise | used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators, tall, avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings |
| low-rise | used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator, low, looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings |