rise
verb [I] (BECOME HIGHER) /raɪz/ (rose, risen)Definition
› to become higher: The ground rises over there. The castle is built on rising ground (= ground higher than areas around it). You can see the Alps rising (= showing as a higher area) in the distance/above the clouds.Moving upwards
(Definition of rise verb (BECOME HIGHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- activism noun
- activist noun
- agitation noun (PROTEST)
- agitator noun
- agitprop noun
- battle cry noun
- guerrilla noun
- hunger strike noun
- insurgency noun
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- interest group noun
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