transitive. To give rise to; to have as a result or consequence; to be the cause of. Now chiefly in set phrases, esp. in proverbs; also with a di…

To give rise to, engender, develop, produce, create, cause, be the source of.

To bring into being, raise, stir up (war, strife, woe, etc.); to arouse, excite (an activity, feeling, emotion); to evoke (a sound, echo, etc.). Also…

To summon into existence, raise, stir up (war, woe, wind, etc.); to kindle (fire, flame); to arouse, excite (an activity, emotion); to evoke…

transitive. To give rise to (a state of affairs, feeling, condition, etc.); to cause people to feel (a particular emotion).

transitive. To give rise to, bring about, produce, engender (a feeling, state, etc.). Now rare.

transitive. To cause, bring about, foment (strife, dissension, or other disturbance). Cf. sense 13a.

transitive. figurative and in extended use: to call into being, give rise to; to produce, occasion.

transitive. To establish, originate, bring about, or set going (a state or condition of things, esp. one which causes trouble or annoyance); to…

= engender, v.

transitive. To generate within, engender, produce.

To excite, provoke, induce; to raise, set on foot (strife, disturbance, etc.); to arouse (feeling or emotion): cf. sense 9.

To give rise to, cause, occasion (a state or feeling). Now rare.

transitive. To induce, promote, cause; to bring on, bring about. Obsolete.

to brood up: = breed, v. up, to rear.

To bring to the surface (as the dregs of a liquid); hence figurative to set (esp. something bad) in motion, set agog, stir up, make active.

To engender, produce, bring forth, give rise to; spec. of tornadoes or the like. Also with forth and out.

transitive. To make innate; to produce or generate within something.

transitive. To begin, commence, enter upon; to introduce, set going, give rise to, originate, ‘start’ (a course of action, practice, etc.).

transitive. To breed, engender, or produce within.

To stir up, excite, provoke, give rise to (an action, feeling, etc.); to excite to greater intensity, heighten, aggravate. Obsolete.

to give rise to: to be the origin of; to cause, bring about, result in.

To make a way for something to happen; to give rise to. Obsolete or archaic.

transitive. (Sense obscure: see etymological note.)

To cause (a certain condition, esp. of disease) to arise. Often passive.

transitive. U.S. colloquial. With up. To stir up or intensify (a situation, process, etc.); to arouse or intensify strong feelings in (a person or…