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Webster 1913 Edition
Rise
Rise
(rīz)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp.
Rose
(rōz)
; p. p.
Risen
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rising
.] 1.
To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: –
(a)
To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird
. rises
in the air; a fish rises
to the bait(b)
To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.
(c)
To move upward under the influence of a projecting force;
as, a bullet
. rises
in the air(d)
To grow upward; to attain a certain height;
as, this elm
. rises
to the height of seventy feet(e)
To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell;
as, a river
. rises
in its bed; the mercury rises
in the thermometer(f)
To become erect; to assume an upright position;
as, to
. rise
from a chair or from a fall(g)
To leave one’s bed; to arise;
as, to
. rise
earlyHe that would thrive, must
rise
by five. Old Proverb.
(h)
To tower up; to be heaved up;
as, the Alps
. rise
far above the sea(i)
To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction.
“A rising ground.” Dryden.
(j)
To retire; to give up a siege.
He,
rising
with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone. Knolles.
(k)
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
2.
To have the aspect or the effect of rising.
Specifically: –(a)
To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like.
“He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good.” Matt. v. 45.
(b)
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(c)
To become perceptible to other senses than sight;
as, a noise
. rose
on the air; odor rises
from the flower(d)
To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate;
as, rivers
. rise
in lakes or springsA scepter shall
rise
out of Israel. Num. xxiv. 17.
Honor and shame from no condition
rise
. Pope.
3.
To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax.
Specifically: –(a)
To increase in power or fury; – said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.
“High winde . . . began to rise, high passions – anger, hate.” Milton.
(b)
To become of higher value; to increase in price.
Bullion is
risen
to six shillings . . . the ounce. Locke.
(c)
To become larger; to swell; – said of a boil, tumor, and the like.
(d)
To increase in intensity; – said of heat.
(e)
To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.
(f)
To increase in amount; to enlarge;
as, his expenses
. rose
beyond his expectations4.
In various figurative senses.
Specifically: –(a)
To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
At our heels all hell should
With blackest insurrection.
rise
With blackest insurrection.
Milton.
No more shall nation against nation
rise
. Pope.
(b)
To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.
Some
rise
by sin, and some by virtue fall. Shakespeare
(c)
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(d)
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
A thought
rose
in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures. Spectator.
(e)
To come; to offer itself.
There chanced to the prince's hand to
rise
An ancient book
. Spenser.
5.
To ascend from the grave; to come to life.
But now is Christ
risen
from the dead. 1. Cor. xv. 20.
6.
To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn;
as, the committee
. rose
after agreeing to the reportIt was near nine . . . before the House
rose
. Macaulay.
7.
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith;
as, to
. rise
a tone or semitone8.
(Print.)
To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; – said of a form.
Syn. – To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale.
–
Rise
, Appreciate
. Some in America use the word appreciate for “rise in value;” as, stocks appreciate, money appreciates, etc. This use is not unknown in England, but it is less common there. It is undesirable, because rise sufficiently expresses the idea, and appreciate has its own distinctive meaning, which ought not to be confused with one so entirely different. Rise
,Noun.
1.
The act of rising, or the state of being risen.
2.
The distance through which anything rises;
as, the
. rise
of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise
of the river was six feet; the rise
of an arch or of a step3.
Land which is somewhat higher than the rest;
as, the house stood on a
. rise
of land[Colloq.]
4.
Spring; source; origin;
as, the
. rise
of a streamAll wickednes taketh its
rise
from the heart. R. Nelson.
5.
Appearance above the horizon;
as, the
. rise
of the sun or of a planetShak.
6.
Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like.
The
rise
or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war. Sir W. Temple.
7.
Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
The ordinary
rises
and falls of the voice. Bacon.
8.
Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key;
as, a
. rise
of a tone or semitone9.
The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rise
RISE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To move to pass upward in any manner; to ascend; as, a fog rises from a river or from low ground; a fish rises in water; fowls rise in the air; clouds rise from the horizon towards the meridian; a balloon rises above the clouds.2.
To get up; to leave the place of sleep or rest; as, to rise from bed.3.
To get up or move from any recumbent to an erect posture; as, to rise after a fall.4.
To get up from a seat; to leave a sitting posture; as, to rise from a sofa or chair.5.
To spring; to grow; as a plant; hence, to be high or tall. A tree rises to the height of 60 feet.6.
To swell in quantity or extent; to be more elevated; as, a river rises after a rain.7.
To break forth; to appear; as, a boil rises on the skin.8.
To appear above the horizon; to shine; as, the sun or a star rises.He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good. Matt. 5.
9.
To begin to exist; to originate; to come into being or notice. Great evils sometimes rise from small imprudences.10.
To be excited; to begin to move or act; as, the wind rose at 12 o'clock.11.
To increase in violence. The wind continued to rise till 3 o'clock.12.
To appear in view; as, to rise up to the reader's view.13.
To appear in sight; also, to appear more elevated; as in sailing towards a shore, the land rises.14.
To change a station; to leave a place; as, to rise from a siege.15.
To spring; to be excited or produced. A thought now rises in my mind.16.
To gain elevation in rank, fortune or public estimation; to be promoted. Men may rise by industry, by merit, by favor, or by intrigue.Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves. Prov. 28.
17.
To break forth into public commotions; to make open opposition to government; or to assemble and oppose government; or to assemble in arms for attacking another nation. The Greeks have risen against their oppressors.No more shall nation against nation rise.
18.
To be excited or roused into action.Rise up to the battle. Jer. 49.
19.
To make a hostile attack; as when a man riseth against his neighbor. Deut. 22.Also, to rebel. 2Sam. 18.
20.
To increase; to swell; to grow more or greater. A voice, feeble at first, rises to thunder. The price of good rises. The heat rises to intensity.21.
To be improved; to recover from depression; as, a family may rise after misfortune to opulence and splendor.22.
To elevate the style or manner; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence.23.
To be revived from death.The dead in Christ shall rise first. 1Thess. 4.
24.
To come by chance.25.
To ascend; to be elevated above the level or surface; as, the ground rises gradually one hundred yards. The Andes rise more than 20,000 feet above the level of the ocean; a mountain in Asia is said to rise still higher.26.
To proceed from.A scepter shall rise out of Israel. Numbers 24.
27.
To have its sources in. Rivers rise in lakes, ponds and springs.28.
To be moved, roused, excited, kindled or inflamed, as passion. His wrath rose to rage.29.
To ascend in the diatonic scale; as, to rise a tone or semitone.30.
To amount. The public debt rises to a hundred million.31.
To close a session. We say, congress will rise on the 4th of March; the legislature or the court will rise on a certain day.This verb is written also arise, which see. In general, it is indifferent which orthography is used; but custom has, in some cases, established one to the exclusion of the other. Thus we never say, the price of goods arises, when we mean advanced, but we always say, the price rises. We never say, the ground arises to a certain altitude, and rarely, a man arises into an office or station. It is hardly possible to class or define the cases in which usage has established a difference in the orthography of this verb.
RISE
,Noun.
1.
The act of rising, either in a literal or figurative sense; ascent; as the rise of vapor in the air; the rise of mercury in the barometer; the rise of water in a river.2.
The act of springing or mounting from the ground; as the rise of the feet in leaping.3.
Ascent; elevation, or degree of ascent; as the rise of a hill or mountain.4.
Spring; source; origin; as the rise of a stream in a mountain. All sin has its rise in the heart.5.
Any place elevated above the common level; as a rise of land.6.
Appearance above the horizon; as the rise of the sun or a star.7.
Increase; advance; as a rise in the price of wheat.8.
Advance in rank, honor, property or fame. Observe a man after his rise to office, or a family after its rise from obscurity.9.
Increase of sound on the same key; a swelling of the voice.10.
Elevation or ascent of the voice in the diatonic scale; as a rise of a tone or semitone.11.
Increase; augmentation.12.
A bough or branch. [Not in use.]