- AS. rīsan; akin to OS. rīsan, D. rijzen, OHG. rīsan to rise, fall, Icel. rīsa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. AriseRaiseRearv.
- To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: 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.To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air.To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.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.To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall.To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early.He that would thrive, must rise by five.To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea.To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction.Arisingground.To retire; to give up a siege.He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone.To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
- To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically:To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like.He maketh his sun toriseon the evil and the good.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.To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs.A scepter shall rise out of Israel.Honor and shame from no condition rise.
- To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax. Specifically:To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.High winde . . . began torise, high passions -- anger, hate.To become of higher value; to increase in price.Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce.To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor, and the like.To increase in intensity; -- said of heat.To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
- In various figurative senses. Specifically:To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.At our heels all hell should rise With blackest insurrection.No more shall nation against nation rise.To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.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.To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.To come; to offer itself.There chanced to the prince's hand to riseAn ancient book.
- To ascend from the grave; to come to life.But now is Christ risen from the dead.
- To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report.It was near nine . . . before the House rose.
- To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone.
- PrintTo be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form.To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale.
