əˈklɪv.ə.ti əˈsɛn.dɪŋ əˈsɛnt klaɪm ˈɹaɪzɪŋ the act of changing location in an upward direction a movement upward; rise above the ground they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon an upward slope or grade (as in a road) the car couldn't make it up the rise