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Definition:

[verb] move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
Synonyms: rise, lift, arise, move up, come up, uprise
[verb] increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
Synonyms: rise, climb
[verb] move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Synonyms: approach, near, come on, draw near, draw close, come near
[verb] be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"
[verb] go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
Synonyms: climb, climb up, mount
[verb] burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"
Synonyms: burn down, burn up
[verb] travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
Synonyms: ascend