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Definition of: arise
(ə·rīz′) v.i. a·rose (ə·rōz), a·ris·en (ə·riz′·ən), a·ris·ing
1. To get up, as from a prone position.
2. To rise; ascend, as the sun above the horizon.
3. To spring forth; originate, as a river from its source.
4. To be born; come into being; appear.
5. Poetic To revive from death. [OE ārīsan < ā- up + rīsan rise]
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