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

Yet in the past 30 years, China’s rising middle class and deep manufacturing capabilities have given rise to one of the world’s most dynamic, and competitive, consumer markets. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Greengrass and his film posit that the Great Uprising in the late 14th century helped give rise to the proliferation of Robin Hood stories, most of which were written in the 15th and 16th centuries. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

The impulse behind that gesture — the destructive fury of it — is the same one that gave rise to Led Zeppelin and punk. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Another stop on my list was Haight-Ashbury, the neighborhood known for helping to give rise to the 1960s hippie counterculture. — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Sep. 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