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rise(2) (iou)



rise verb. .
[Old English risan = Old French risa, Old Saxon, Old High German risan (Dutch rijzen, German reisen (of the sun), Old Norse risa, Gothic (ur)reisan), from Germanic strong verb without known cognates.]
I. verb intrans.
a. Make an attack, take hostile measures. (Foll. by on, against.) OE-M17.
b. Rebel, revolt; take up arms; cease to be quiet or submissive. Also foll. by against, on, up. ME.
A. S. Neill The whole village would rise up against me. D. Fraser On the night of 23rd October the native Irish rose.
Get out of bed, wake up, esp. in the morning. OE.
Bible (AV): Genesis 22:3 Abraham rose vp early in the morning. O. Manning He rose and dressed.
Return to life; come back from the dead. Also foll. by up. ME.
Get up from sitting, kneeling, or lying; stand up; get to one's feet. Also foll. by up. Cf. sense 5 below. ME.
L. Durrell He did not rise however but sat on in his uncomfortable high-backed chair. G. Greene He rose uncertainly to his feet.
b. Of an animal, esp. one hunted as game: come out of, emerge from, cover. LME-M17.
Spenser A Tigre forth out of the wood did rise.
c. Become erect or stiff; resume an upright position; (of a person's hair) stand on end (lit. & fig.). E16.
Shelley The sheaths..Rose like the crest of cobra-dicapel.
d. Of an animal, esp. a horse: raise itself on the hind legs; rear. rare. M17.
Tennyson On his haunches rose the steed.
e. Depart from a table, meal, etc., esp. on finishing eating; dial. (of a funeral party in Wales) leave the home of the deceased or bereaved prior to the interment. M18.
Get up, recover one's upright position, after a fall (lit. & fig.). Cf. sense 4 above. ME.
Gentleman's Magazine Were their Fore-fathers to rise up and..see..their Descendants. N. Marsh If you cut off my head I'll rise from the dead.
W. Cowper Pride falls unpitied, never more to rise.
Of a legislature, court of law, etc.: cease to sit for business, adjourn, esp. for a vacation or recess. E16.
Times Parliament has risen till October 25. N. Gordimer An important State witness was due to be called for cross-examination before the court rose for the day.
b. Military. Break up camp; retire or draw off from a siege. M16-M18.
II. verb intrans.
Come or go upwards, move or be carried upwards; ascend into the air. ME.
T. Gray Rise, my soul! on wings of fire. I. Murdoch Steam was rising from the pavement. S. Brett I will be making an announcement to the audience before the curtain rises.
b. Of a bird: fly up from the ground or out of covert. E16.
J. Buchan A brace of black-game..rose at my approach. R. Warner A heron rose flapping from the river.
c. Of a tree etc.: grow to a (usu. specified) height. E17.
J. Mills This tree seldom rises higher than..thirty feet. D. Johnson Sugar cane rises up out of its own stubble.
d. Of a horse: spring up from the ground in preparation for jumping an obstacle. Also foll. by to. M19.
C. J. Lever Sir Roger when within two yards of the brink rose to it, and cleared it.
Of the sun, moon, etc.: appear above the horizon. Also, (of the day etc.) dawn, begin. ME.
Milton The Moon Rising in clouded Majestie. R. Hughes The next day the sun rose..large, round and red.
Increase by an amount that can be measured or quantified; (of the sea, a river, etc.) increase in height to a (usu. specified) level, esp. through tidal action or flooding. ME.
F. Moryson When the river riseth, it..overfloweth the fields. A. R. Wallace The river sometimes rose 30 feet in eight hours.
b. Reach a greater height or size; swell up; spec. (of dough or pastry) swell by the action of yeast etc. LME.
R. James The blister..rose well, and discharged plentifully. D. Storey The loaves, rising, were standing in the hearth.
c. (Of liquid in a measuring instrument) reach a higher level; (of a measuring instrument) register an increase of pressure or temperature. M17.
d. Of a liquid or molten metal: boil. M19.
a. Of an emotion, esp. indignation or anger: be experienced or felt suddenly. Also foll. by against. ME.
Ld Macaulay I..feel my soul rise against oppression. H. Roth He could feel dread rising within him.
b. Esp. of a person's spirits: be raised by joy or hope; become more cheerful. LME.
A. Fine Their heads felt clearer, their spirits rose.
c. Of the stomach: become nauseated (at). Freq. in one's gorge rises at below. E16.
Extend directly upwards or away from the ground; form an elevation from the level. ME.
J. R. Green To the west..rose one of the stateliest of English castles. H. E. Bates A great spire..rises up for two hundred and seventy feet from a churchyard.
b. Have an upward slant or curve; slope or incline upwards. M17.
G. Macdonald Looking up the lane, which rose considerably towards the other end. Tolkien The land rose, swelling up towards a line of low humpbacked downs.
Come up to the surface of the ground or water. LME.
J. Steinbeck His body rose to the surface.
b. spec. (Of a fish) come to the surface of the water for food; fig. (of a person) react to provocation (chiefly in rise to the bait). M17.
E. Hemingway Trout would rise in the pool when there was a hatch of fly.
III. verb intrans.
Develop a greater power of action, feeling, thought, or expression. ME.
B. Jowett Thoughts and expressions in which he rises to the highest level.
b. Become capable of a specified action; prove equal to a particular need (freq. in rise to the occasion). Foll. by to. E19.
F. W. Robertson We do not rise to philanthropy all at once. J. Higgins Better to rise to a challenge than go for the easy choice.
a. Become more important or influential; achieve increased wealth or status; rise to a higher social position. ME.
H. J. Laski A..bishop..who rose from humble circumstances to the wealthy bishopric of Winchester. Blackwood's Magazine He had risen..in the world by Turkish standards. M. Puzo By that time McCluskey was rising from sergeant to lieutenant.
b. Become more appealing. Chiefly in rise in a person's estimation. Also foll. by on a person. M17.
Ld Macaulay The character of Socrates does not rise upon me. M. Bishop Paisley began to rise higher in Sam's estimation.
a. Increase in amount, number, or degree; amount to a specified sum. ME.
Daily Telegraph Demand for steel is continuing to rise. City Limits 500..are made and devoured on weekdays, rising to 1000 on Saturdays.
b. Become dearer or more valuable; increase in price, value, etc. E16.
G. Rose The Funds rose 1 per cent on the news. Christian Science Monitor The dollar rose..against other currencies during the first half of 1991.
a. Of the voice etc.: increase in volume; become higher in pitch, ascend in the musical scale. LME.
E. Prout The bass rises to the third of the tonic chord. D. Hammett Her voice gradually rising until towards the end she was screaming into my face. J. Marquand His voice had risen to a high treble.
b. Become stronger or more intense; increase in strength to a certain point; spec. (of the wind) increase in force, blow more strongly. L16.
W. Wilkie Command the winds in bolder gusts to rise. C. Mackenzie Elsie feared that tempers were rising, and..drew her father's fire upon herself. I. Murdoch A murmur..rose to a roar and re-echoed from the fa?ades. E. Albee His cheeks went red and the colour rose in his neck.
IV. verb intrans.
Come into existence, appear; spec. (a) (of a person) come on the scene; arch. be born (esp. of or from a particular person or family); (b) (of a tree etc.) begin to grow; (c) (of the wind etc.) begin to blow, get up; (d) (of a blister etc.) form. Also foll. by up. ME.
Milton Of the Royal Stock..shall rise A Son. W. Cowper Elysian scenes disclose His bright perfections at whose word they rose. W. Morris Month-long no breeze..Rose up o'er the sea.
b. Come before the eye or mind. Also foll. by up. E18.
M. Baring Many little absurd incidents..rose up clearly before me.
Originate, result. (Foll. by of, from, out of.) ME.
T. Gray Tell me, whence their sorrows rose. G. Crabbe From study will no comforts rise?
b. Of a river etc.: have its spring or source, esp. in a specified place. LME.
c. Be produced or derived. M16-E18.
a. Come to pass, occur, happen, take place. ME.
Milton Lest a question rise Whether he durst accept the offer. Tennyson Then rose a..feud betwixt the two.
b. Of a report, rumour, etc.: come into circulation; become current. ME.
Tennyson A rumour rose about the Queen, Touching her guilty love for Lancelot.
c. Come to hand. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
Be built; undergo construction from the foundations. L16.
Shelley Beside the..Nile, The Pyramids have risen. Ld Macaulay Streets and alleys..were rising on that site.
V. verb trans.
Cause to rise; spec. (a) rare bring (the dead) back to life; (b) cause (game) to emerge from cover; (c) cause (a fish) to come to the surface of the water for food. Now arch. & dial. LME.
C. J. Lever The clatter of my equipage..might have risen the dead. Country Living If they rise a fox on the..hill, they may run it for..miles.
Increase; make higher or dearer. Now rare exc. dial. E17.
W. Douglass Their recoinings..did rise the price of Goods.
b. Exceed in number or amount. US. M19.
a. Nautical. = RAISE verb 19. M17.
F. Marryat She had risen her hull out of the water.
b. Lift up; cause to ascend or mount up. arch. E18.
c. Promote (a person) in rank, position, or salary. rare. E19.
Get, procure, obtain. Now chiefly dial. M18.
Surmount, gain the top of, (a hill or slope); ascend. Chiefly US. E19.
Country Life They rose the hill..and ran on.
VI. verb trans.
As rising pres. pple. Approaching (a specified age). M18.
N. Streatfeild Pauline rising four and Petrova sixteen months. Dressage Review Dynasty is rising ten and a Hanoverian.
Phrases: one's gorge rises at: see GORGE noun1. rise above (a) be or become superior to (petty feelings etc.); (b) show dignity or strength in the face of (difficulty, poor conditions, etc.). rise and shine colloq. (usu. in imper.) get out of bed smartly, esp. in the morning; wake up. rise from the ashes: see ASH noun2. rise from the ranks: see RANK noun. rise in the world attain a higher social position. rise with the lark: see LARK noun1. rise with the sun: see SUN noun1.