give rise

Questions about give rise

What does give rise mean?

give rise means "cause to happen, occur or exist".

What is another word for give rise?

Close synonyms include produce, bring about. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is give rise a common word?

give rise is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.