All give rise to antonyms
give rise to
G g verb give rise to
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- retain β to keep possession of.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- terminate β to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- lull β to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- dishearten β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- please β (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- dismantle β to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter β to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- derange β to disturb the order or arrangement of; throw into disorder; disarrange
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- demote β If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
- renounce β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- refute β to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- measure β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- calculate β If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- tranquilize β calm sb with drugs
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- pause β a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- result β to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- consume β If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- act β When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- delight β Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.