Definition: arise

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

arise
     v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious
          movement originated in that country" "a love that sprang
          up from friendship," "the idea for the book grew out of
          a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn:
           originate, rise, develop, uprise, spring up,
          grow]
     2: originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: come
        up, bob up]
     3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
        [syn: rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: sit
        down, lie down]
     4: occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
        [syn: come up]
     5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
        forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: rise,
         lift, move up, go up, come up, uprise] [ant: descend]
     6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
         rebel, rise, rise up]
     7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
        rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn
        out, uprise, rise] [ant: go to bed, go to bed]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Arise \A*rise"\, n.
   Rising. [Obs.] --Drayton.
Arise \A*rise"\ ([.a]*r[imac]z"), v. i. [imp. Arose
   (-r[=o]z"); p. pr. & vb. n. Arising; p. p. Arisen
   (-r[i^]z"'n).]. [AS. [=a]r[=i]san; [=a] (equiv. to Goth. us-,
   ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + r[=i]san to rise; cf. Goth.
   urreisan to arise. See Rise.]
   1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come
      above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of
      repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a
      kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose
      early in the morning.

   2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to
      become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a
      part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a
      persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.

            There arose up a new king . . . which knew not
            Joseph.                               --Ex. i. 8.

            The doubts that in his heart arose.   --Milton.

   3. To proceed; to issue; to spring.

            Whence haply mention may arise Of something not
            unseasonable to ask.                  --Milton.