Antonyms for rise above

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rahyz

Phonetic Transcription : raɪz

Definition of rise above

Origin : Old English risan "to rise, rise from sleep, get out of bed; stand up, rise to one's feet; get up from table; rise together; be fit, be proper" (usually arisan; class I strong verb; past tense ras, past participle risen), from Proto-Germanic *us-risanan "to go up" (cf. Old Norse risa, Old Saxon risan, Gothic urreisan "to rise," Old High German risan "to rise, flow," German reisen "to travel," originally "to rise for a journey").
From c.1200 as "move from a lower to a higher position, move upward; increase in number or amount; rise in fortune, prosper; become prominent;" also "rise from the dead." Meaning "come into existence, originate; result (from)" is mid-13c. From early 14c. as "rebel, revolt;" also "occur, happen, come to pass; take place." Related to raise (v.). Related: Rose; risen.

As in outclass : verb surpass
As in overcome : verb beat, defeat
As in overhang : verb bulge, hang over
As in overshadow : verb make obscure, dim, vague
As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
As in transcend : verb go beyond; surpass
As in weather : verb endure
As in dwarf : verb minimize
As in exceed : verb be superior to; surpass

Example sentences :

The Poets are those who rise above the people by understanding them.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

They rise above sense, and become a connecting link with the world of ideas.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

He pitied himself somewhat, and that helped him to rise above his error.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

In these directions the religion of the nation tends to rise above that of the tribe.
Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies

He held his head high, as if trying to rise above his feeling of degradation.
Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman

Yet he had at least made the attempt to rise above his weakness and degeneracy.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

I might have known that one of your kind could not rise above the grossness in you.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

It is only the mere summits of these mountains which rise above the lakes.
Extract from : « A Tour in Ireland » by Arthur Young

If you will only see that you are both to blame and yet neither to blame, then you can rise above it.
Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland

Cut off the five (senses), leave the five, rise above the five.
Extract from : « The Dhammapada » by Unknown

Synonyms for rise above

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