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rise
verb(rise)
get up and out of bed
Synonyms: arise, get up, turn out, uprise,
rise
noun(rise)
an increase in cost
Synonyms: boost, cost increase, hike,
Examples:
They asked for a 10% rise in rates.
rise
verb(rise)
return from the dead
Synonyms: resurrect, uprise,
Examples:
Christ is risen!.
The dead are to uprise.
rise
noun(rise)
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Synonyms: emanation, procession,
rise
noun(rise)
a movement upward
Synonyms: ascension, ascent, rising,
Antonyms: fall,
Examples:
They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon.
rise
verb(rise)
rise up
Synonyms: lift, rear,
rise
verb(rise)
increase in volume
Synonyms: prove,
rise
verb(rise)
come up, of celestial bodies
Synonyms: ascend, come up, uprise,
Antonyms: set,
Examples:
The sun also rises.
rise
noun(rise)
the amount a salary is increased
Synonyms: hike, raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase,
rise
noun(rise)
the act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonyms: ascending, ascension, ascent,
rise
verb(rise)
go up or advance
Synonyms: climb, mount, wax,
rise
noun(rise)
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
Synonyms: lift,
rise
verb(rise)
move to a better position in life or to a better job
Synonyms: ascend, move up,
rise
verb(rise)
rise in rank or status
Synonyms: climb up, jump,
rise
verb(rise)
come into existence; take on form or shape
Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, spring up, uprise,
rise
verb(rise)
increase in value or to a higher point
Synonyms: climb, go up,
rise
noun(rise)
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Synonyms: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, upgrade,
Examples:
The car couldn't make it up the rise.
rise
verb(rise)
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Synonyms: arise, rebel, rise up,
rise
noun(rise)
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Synonyms: rising slope, upgrade,
rise
noun(rise)
increase in price or value
Synonyms: advance,
rise
verb(rise)
become more extreme
Synonyms: heighten,
rise
verb(rise)
come to the surface
Synonyms: come up, rise up, surface,
rise
verb(rise)
move upward
Synonyms: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, uprise,
Antonyms: fall,
rise
verb(rise)
rise to one's feet
Synonyms: arise, get up, stand up, uprise,
rise
noun(rise)
a growth in strength or number or importance
Antonyms: fall,
rise
verb(rise)
exert oneself to meet a challenge
Examples:
Rise to a challenge.
Rise to the occasion.

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