From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Arise \A*rise"\, n.
Rising. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Arise \A*rise"\ ([.a]*r[imac]z"), v. i. [imp. Arose
(-r[=o]z"); p. pr. & vb. n. Arising; p. p. Arisen
(-r[i^]z"'n).]. [AS. [=a]r[imac]san; [=a] (equiv. to Goth.
us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + r[imac]san to rise;
cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See Rise.]
1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come
above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of
repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a
kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose
early in the morning.
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2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to
become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a
part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a
persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
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There arose up a new king . . . which knew not
Joseph. --Ex. i. 8.
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The doubts that in his heart arose. --Milton.
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3. To proceed; to issue; to spring.
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Whence haply mention may arise
Of something not unseasonable to ask. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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, arise, rise, develop,
uprise, spring up, grow]
2: originate or come into being; "a question arose" [syn:
arise, come up, bob up]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn:
arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie,
lie down, sit, sit down]
4: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this
discussion" [syn: arise, come up]
5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up,
uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down]
6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
rebel, arise, 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, turn out,
arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in, {go to
bed}, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, {kip
down}, retire, sack out, turn in]