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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; "aquestion arose" [syn: {come
        up}, {bob up}]
     3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
        [syn: {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit
        down}, {lie down}]
     4: occur; "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}] [ant: {descend}]
     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}, {turn
        out}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}]
     [also: {arose}, {arisen}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0


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