arise (v.)

  1. come into existence; take on form or shape; A new religious movement originated in that country; a love that sprang up from friendship; the idea for the book grew out of a short story; An interesting phenomenon uprose

    [ Syn: originate , rise , develop , uprise , spring up , grow ]

  2. originate or come into being; a question arose

    [ Syn: come up , bob up ]

  3. rise to ones feet; The audience got up and applauded

    [ Syn: rise , rise , uprise , uprise , get up , get up , stand up , stand up ]

  4. result or issue; A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion

    [ Syn: come up ]

  5. move upward; The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows

    [ Syn: rise , lift , move up , go up , come up , uprise ]

  6. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

    [ Syn: rebel , rise , rise up ]

  7. get up and out of bed; I get up at 7 A.M. every day; They rose early; He uprose at night

    [ Syn: get up , get up , turn out , turn out , uprise , uprise , rise , rise ]

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