Verb

(en verb)

To grow or expand.

Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.

To swell to the point of bursting.

(archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.

Verb

(label) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

# To move upwards.

# To grow upward; to attain a certain height.

# To slope upward.

# (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

#* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) , ,

And still the hours passed, and at last I knew by the glimmer of light in the tomb above that the sun had risen again, and a maddening thirst had hold of me. And then I thought of all the barrels piled up in the vault and of the liquor that they held; and stuck not because 'twas spirit, for I would scarce have paused to sate that thirst even with molten lead.

# To become erect; to assume an upright position.

# To leave one's bed; to get up.

#* Old proverb

He that would thrive must rise by five.

# (figurative) To be resurrected.

# (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.

#* (1800-1859)

It was near ninebefore the House rose .

(label) To increase in value or standing.

# To attain a higher status.

#* (rfdate) (Augustus Hare) (1834-1903)

among the rising theologians of Germany

#* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

# Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.

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# To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.

#*

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# To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.

To begin; to develop.

# To develop.

#* '>citation

Professor Peter Crome, chair of the audit's steering group, said the report "provides further concrete evidence that the care of patients with dementia in hospital is in need of a radical shake-up". While a few hospitals had risen to the challenge of improving patients' experiences, many have not, he said. The report recommends that all staff receive basic dementia awareness training, and staffing levels should be maintained to help such patients.

# To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.

# (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).

#* 1802 December 1, “Interesting description of the Montanna Real”, in The Monthly magazine, or, British register , Number 94 (Number 5 of Volume 14), page 396:

The majestic Marannon, or Amazon River, rises out of the Lake Launcocha, situated in the province of Tarma, in 10° 14? south latitude, and ten leagues to the north of Pasco.

# To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.

# To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.

#* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

At our heels all hell should rise / With blackest insurrection.

#* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

No more shall nation against nation rise .

# To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.

#* Spectator

A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.

(obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.

* (Richard Knolles) (1545-1610)

He, rising with small honour from Gunza,was gone.

To come; to offer itself.

* (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)

There chanced to the prince's hand to rise / An ancient book.

(printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.