Definition of rise

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Rise (v.) In various figurative senses.

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Rise :: Rise (v.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form..
Mytilotoxine :: Mytilotoxine (n.) A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood..
Welter :: Welter (v. i.) To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows..
Radical :: Radical (a.) Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle flower..
Psittaci :: Psittaci (n. pl.) The order of birds which comprises the parrots.
Grise :: Grise (n.) See Grice, a pig..
Rise :: Rise (n.) Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Astonishment :: Astonishment (n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement..
Wonderment :: Wonderment (n.) Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert..
Emprise :: Emprise (v. t.) To undertake.
Overgrow :: Overgrow (v. t.) To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice..
Pharisee :: Pharisee (n.) One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews..
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
Ascent :: Ascent () The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth..
Obreption :: Obreption (n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
Containable :: Containable (a.) Capable of being contained or comprised.
Rouse :: Rouse (v. i.) To get or start up; to rise.
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