rise, arise, raise, arouse

What's the difference??

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fadysandy said:

What's the difference??

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Take a look at these two recent threads:
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/132727-raise-rise.html
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/120789-rise-raise.html

----- Not an ESL teacher -----

fadysandy said:

What's the difference??

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Also for some meanings and usage, please check out these three pages:
raise: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
rise: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/arise

If after reading them you still have doubts please let us know.

I suggest that you try to make up at least one different sentence with those words and post here for discussion.

fadysandy said:

What's the difference??

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Also note that 'arouse' is a completely different concept.