give rise to

phrase

: to be the cause or source of : produce

Examples of give rise to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The end result has given rise to an insidious and often disturbing form of violence that wins victims’ trust before preying upon them or coercing them into hurting others – for money, for social media clout or sometimes for no reason at all. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

That gave rise to a tour that featured a Lollapalooza showcase and back-to-back sellouts at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

During his previous tenure at Loewe, Anderson oversaw a three-part collaboration with Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli that gave rise to dedicated capsule collections. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

This tension has given rise to a subgenre of Hong Kong horror films in which high-density housing is a spooky backdrop for exploring superstition and socioeconomic anxieties. — Hari Raj, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for give rise to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou