Idioms for rise
- to provoke, as to action or anger.
- to evoke the expected or desired response from.
get a rise out of, Informal.
give rise to,
to originate; produce; cause: The Industrial Revolution gave rise to accelerated urbanization.
Origin of rise
SYNONYMS FOR rise
usage note for rise
See
raise.
OTHER WORDS FROM rise
half-rise, noun re·rise, verb, re·rose, re·ris·en, re·ris·ing. un·ris·en, adjectiveWords nearby rise
British Dictionary definitions for rise above (1 of 2)
rise above
verb
(intr, preposition)
to overcome or be unaffected by (something mean or contemptible)
British Dictionary definitions for rise above (2 of 2)
rise
/ (raɪz) /
verb rises, rising, rose (rəʊz) or risen (ˈrɪzən) (mainly intr)
noun
See also
rise above,
rise to
Word Origin for rise
Old English
rīsan; related to Old Saxon
rīsan, Gothic
reisan
Idioms and Phrases with rise above
rise