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Adjective risen has 1 sense
  1. risen - (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen sun"
    Antonym:     down (indirect, via up)
,Verb rise has 17 senses
  1. rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Antonyms: descend, fall, go down, come down
    Derived forms: noun rise4, noun rise2, noun rising1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. rise, go up, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
    --2 is one way to grow
    Derived form: noun rise10
    Sample sentence:
    The stock market is going to rise
  3. arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
    --3 is one way to change posture
    Derived forms: noun rise2, noun riser1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue rise
  4. rise, lift, rear - rise up; "The building rose before them"
    --4 is one way to look, appear, seem
    Derived form: noun rise6
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  5. surface, come up, rise up, rise - come to the surface
    --5 is one way to ascend, go up
    Derived form: noun rise7
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  6. heighten, rise - become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
    --6 is one way to increase
    Derived form: noun rise1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  7. originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow - 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"
    --7 is one way to become
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  8. move up, rise - be promoted, move to a better position
    --8 is one way to change
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue rise
  9. wax, mount, climb, rise - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
    --9 is one way to increase
    Derived form: noun rise6
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  10. get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise - get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
    Derived forms: noun rise2, noun riser1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue rise
  11. rise, jump, climb up - rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
    --11 is one way to change
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  12. rise, prove - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
    --12 is one way to grow
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  13. rise - become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  14. rise - exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
    --14 is one way to     undertake, tackle, take on
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  15. rebel, arise, rise, rise up - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    --15 is one way to protest, resist, dissent
    Derived form: noun rising2
    Sample sentence:
    They rise
  16. rise, come up, uprise, ascend - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
    --16 is one way to rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
    Antonyms: set, go down, go under
    Derived form: noun rise4
    Sample sentence:
    The moon will soon rise
  17. resurrect, rise, uprise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
    --17 is one way to return, go back, get back, come back
    Derived form: noun rise8
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
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