| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A progression upward in rank: advancement, elevation, jump, promotion, upgrade. See RISE. 2. An upward slope: acclivity, ascent. See RISE. 3. A natural land elevation: eminence, hill, prominence. See HIGH. 4. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See INCREASE. 5. The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increase, increment, jump, raise. See INCREASE. 6. The act of rising or moving upward: ascension, ascent, rising. See RISE. | | VERB: | 1. To adopt a standing posture: arise, get up, stand (up), uprise, upspring. Idioms: get to one's feet. See RISE. 2. To leave one's bed: arise, get up, pile, roll out. Informal : turn out. Idioms: rise and shine. See RISE. 3. To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal : beef up. See INCREASE. 4. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force a government or ruling authority. Also used with up: mutiny, rebel, revolt. See RESIST. 5. To attain a higher status, rank, or condition: advance, ascend, climb, mount. Idioms: go up the ladder. See INCREASE, RISE. 6. To move from a lower to a higher position: arise, ascend, climb, lift, mount, soar. See RISE. 7. To have as a source: arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, spring, stem, upspring. See START. 8. To gain success: arrive, get ahead, get on, go far, succeed. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See THRIVE.
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