rize

verb

1. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of rise.

   “Thus long the dore with rage and threats he bet, Yet of those fearfull women none durst rize, The Lyon frayed them, him in to let: 165 He would no longer stay him to advize,[*] But open breakes the dore in furious wize, And entring is; when that disdainfull beast Encountring fierce, him suddaine doth surprize, And seizing cruell clawes on trembling brest, 170 Under his Lordly foot him proudly hath supprest.”

2. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Eye dialect spelling of rise.

   “Go on, lay me right here as I lay now; but I'll rize agen you, and the day'll come when you'd give every dollar ye're worth to dig me up, and give me life agen."”

name

1. A province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
2. A district of Rize Province, Turkey.
3. A municipality, the capital of Rize district and Rize Province, Turkey.