rize. pret. rose; pp. risen; pron. rose

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.

To get up; to leave the place of sleep or rest; as, to rise from bed.

To get up or move from any recumbent to an erect posture; as, to rise after a fall.

To get up from a seat; to leave a sitting posture; as, to rise from a sofa or chair.

To spring; to grow; as a plant; hence, to be high or tall. A tree rises to the height of 60 feet.

To swell in quantity or extent; to be more elevated; as, a river rises after a rain.

To break forth; to appear; as, a boil rises on the skin.

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. Matihew 5:45.

To begin to exist; to originate; to come into being or notice. Great evils sometimes rise from small imprudences.

To be excited; to begin to move or act; as, the wind rose at o’clock.

To increase in violence. The wind continued to rise till o'clock.

To appear in view; as, to rise up to the reader’s view.

To appear in sight; also, to appear more elevated; as in sailing towards a shore, the land rises.

To change a station; to leave a place; as, to rise from a siege.

To spring; to be excited or produced. A thought now rises in my mind.

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. Proverbs 28:28.

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.

To be excited or roused into action. Rise up to the battle. Jeremiah 49:14.

To make a hostile attack; as when a man riseth against his neighbor. Deuteronomy 22:26. Also, to rebel. 2 Samuel 18:32.