RISE (risen, rose)

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• RISE (noun)
  The noun RISE has 10 senses:

1. a growth in strength or number or importance
2. the act of changing location in an upward direction
3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
4. a movement upward
5. the amount a salary is increased
6. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
7. a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
8. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
9. an increase in cost
10. increase in price or value

  Familiarity information: RISE used as a noun is familiar.

• RISE (verb)
  The verb RISE has 17 senses:

1. move upward
2. increase in value or to a higher point
3. rise to one's feet
4. rise up
5. come to the surface
6. become more extreme
7. come into existence; take on form or shape
8. be promoted, move to a better position
9. go up or advance
10. get up and out of bed
11. rise in rank or status
12. increase in volume
13. become heartened or elated
14. exert oneself to meet a challenge
15. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
16. come up, of celestial bodies
17. return from the dead

  Familiarity information: RISE used as a verb is very familiar.

• RISE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A growth in strength or number or importance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

emergence; growth; outgrowth (the gradual beginning or coming forth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rise"):

spike (a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline)

wave (something that rises rapidly)

crime wave (a sudden rise in the crime rate)

Antonym:

fall (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The act of changing location in an upward direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ascending; rise; ascent; ascension

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rise"):

levitation (the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means)

heave; heaving (the act of lifting something with great effort)

climb; mount (the act of climbing something)

soar; zoom (the act of rising upward into the air)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

An upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

upgrade; climb; ascent; acclivity; raise; rise

Context example:

the car couldn't make it up the rise

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rise"):

uphill (the upward slope of a hill)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

A movement upward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

rising; ascension; ascent; rise

Context example:

they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

change of location; travel (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rise"):

uplifting (the rise of something)

upheaval; uplift; upthrow; upthrust ((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))

takeoff (the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)

rapid climb; rapid growth; zoom (a rapid rise)

liftoff (the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad)

heave; heaving (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling))

elevation; lift; raising (the event of something being raised upward)

climb; climbing; mounting (an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.))

Antonym:

fall (a movement downward)

Sense 5

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Meaning:

The amount a salary is increased

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

raise; wage increase; salary increase; wage hike; hike; rise

Context examples:

he got a 3% raise / he got a wage hike

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)

Sense 6

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Meaning:

The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

rising slope; upgrade; rise

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

grade (the gradient of a slope or road or other surface)

Sense 7

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Meaning:

A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

lift; rise

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

moving ridge; wave (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))

Sense 8

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Meaning:

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

procession; emanation; rise

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

inception; origin; origination (an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events)

Domain category:

theological system; theology (a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings)

Sense 9

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Meaning:

An increase in cost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

cost increase; boost; hike; rise

Context example:

they asked for a 10% rise in rates

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)

Sense 10

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Meaning:

Increase in price or value

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

advance; rise

Context example:

the news caused a general advance on the stock market

Hypernyms ("rise" is a kind of...):

increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)

• RISE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Move upward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

rise; move up; go up; lift; arise; come up; uprise

Context examples:

The fog lifted / The smoke arose from the forest fire / The mist uprose from the meadows

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

ascend; come up; rise; uprise (come up, of celestial bodies)

steam (rise as vapor)

chandelle (climb suddenly and steeply)

uplift (lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces)

rocket; skyrocket (shoot up abruptly, like a rocket)

go up (be erected, built, or constructed)

soar; soar up; soar upwards; surge; zoom (rise rapidly)

climb; climb up; go up; mount (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)

scend; surge (rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave)

Sentence frames:

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Antonym:

fall (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

Also:

rise up (come to the surface)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Increase in value or to a higher point

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

go up; rise; climb

Context examples:

prices climbed steeply / the value of our house rose sharply last year

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

bull (advance in price)

soar (go or move upward)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The stock market is going to rise

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Rise to one's feet

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

get up; stand up; arise; rise; uprise

Context example:

The audience got up and applauded

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

take the floor (stand up to dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rise

Sense 4

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Meaning:

Rise up

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

rear; rise; lift

Context example:

The building rose before them

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

hulk; loom; predominate; tower (appear very large or occupy a commanding position)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 5

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Meaning:

Come to the surface

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

surface; rise up; come up; rise

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

ascend; go up (travel up,)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

swell; well (come up, as of a liquid)

bubble up; intumesce (move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically)

resurface (reappear on the surface)

emerge (come up to the surface of or rise)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 6

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Meaning:

Become more extreme

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

heighten; rise

Context example:

The tension heightened

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

increase (make bigger or more)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 7

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Meaning:

Come into existence; take on form or shape

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

arise; originate; uprise; spring up; develop; grow; rise

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

become (come into existence)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

head (take its rise)

swell; well up (come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things))

come; follow (to be the product or result)

come forth; emerge (happen or occur as a result of something)

resurge (rise again)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 8

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Meaning:

Be promoted, move to a better position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

move up; rise

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

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Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rise

Sense 9

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Meaning:

Go up or advance

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

mount; wax; climb; rise

Context example:

Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

jump (increase suddenly and significantly)

advance; gain (rise in rate or price)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 10

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Meaning:

Get up and out of bed

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

get up; arise; uprise; rise; turn out

Context examples:

I get up at 7 A.M. every day / They rose early / He uprose at night

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rise

Sense 11

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Meaning:

Rise in rank or status

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

climb up; jump; rise

Context example:

Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 12

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Meaning:

Increase in volume

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

prove; rise

Context example:

the dough rose slowly in the warm room

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 13

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Meaning:

Become heartened or elated

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Context example:

Her spirits rose when she heard the good news

Sentence frame:

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Sense 14

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Meaning:

Exert oneself to meet a challenge

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context examples:

rise to a challenge / rise to the occasion

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

tackle; take on; undertake (accept as a challenge)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 15

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Meaning:

Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

rebel; rise up; arise; rise

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

dissent; protest; resist (express opposition through action or words)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rise"):

revolt (make revolution)

mutiny (engage in a mutiny against an authority)

Sentence frames:

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Sentence example:

They rise

Sense 16

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Meaning:

Come up, of celestial bodies

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

uprise; ascend; come up; rise

Context examples:

The sun also rises / The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled... / Jupiter ascends

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)

Domain category:

astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The moon will soon rise

Antonym:

set (disappear beyond the horizon)

Sense 17

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Meaning:

Return from the dead

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

resurrect; uprise; rise

Context examples:

Christ is risen! / The dead are to uprise

Hypernyms (to "rise" is one way to...):

come back; get back; go back; return (come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity)

Sentence frames:

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