rise

verb [I always + adv/prep] (FIGHT)

/rɑɪz/ (past tense rose /roʊz/, past participle risen /ˈrɪz·ən/)

Definition

› to begin to oppose or fight (esp. a bad government or ruler) as a group: He urged his followers to rise up against the oppressive regime.

(Definition of rise verb (FIGHT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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ripple noun
ripple verb
rise above something phrasal verb
rise noun (SOMETHING THAT MOVES UP)
rise to something phrasal verb
rise verb (FIGHT)
rise verb (INCREASE)
rise verb (MOVE UP)
riser noun
risk noun
risk verb

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