n. Function: verb
1 to assume an upright or standing position FF1C; he rose from his chair FF1E;
Synonyms: get up, stand up, uprise, upspring
Related Words: sit up; straighten up
Idioms: come to one's feet
Contrasted Words: lie, lounge, recline, sit; loll, sprawl
2
Synonyms: ROLL OUT , arise, get up, pile (out), rise and shine, turn out, uprise
Antonyms: retire
3
Synonyms: ADJOURN 2, dissolve, prorogate, prorogue, recess, terminate
Antonyms: sit
4 to move or come up from a lower to a higher level FF1C; smoke rose from the chimneys FF1E;
Synonyms: arise, ascend, aspire, lift, mount, soar, up, uprear
Related Words: surge, tower; climb, scale; elevate, raise, rear
Contrasted Words: descend, drop, lower; dip, plummet, sink
Antonyms: fall; decline
5
Synonyms: INTENSIFY , aggravate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensate, magnify, mount, redouble, rouse
6
Synonyms: SURFACE
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Synonyms: INCREASE 2, augment, build, enlarge, expand, heighten, mount, multiply, upsurge, wax
Antonyms: abate; fall
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Synonyms: HAPPEN 1, befall, betide, chance, come, develop, fall out, go, occur, transpire
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Synonyms: SPRING 1, arise, derive (from), emanate, flow, head, issue, originate, proceed, stem