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- English Word Rise Definition To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction.
- English Word Rise Definition To retire; to give up a siege.
- English Word Rise Definition To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
- English Word Rise Definition To have the aspect or the effect of rising.
- English Word Rise Definition To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like.
- English Word Rise Definition To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore.
- English Word Rise Definition To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.
- English Word Rise Definition To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs.
- English Word Rise Definition To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax.
- English Word Rise Definition To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.
- English Word Rise Definition To become of higher value; to increase in price.
- English Word Rise Definition To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like.
- English Word Rise Definition To increase in intensity; -- said of heat.
- English Word Rise Definition To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.
- English Word Rise Definition To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
- English Word Rise Definition In various figurative senses.
- English Word Rise Definition To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- English Word Rise Definition To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.
- English Word Rise Definition To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
- English Word Rise Definition To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.