Definition of "give rise" []

• Cause to happen, occur or exist (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "These products can spare you the risks of using synthetic antibacterials, since natural antibacterials have not been found to give rise to resistant bacteria strains."
• "Such dissonance can give rise to a variety of disbeliefs."
• "This general conclusion is referred to as the Anthropic Principle: the idea that our universe is uniquely tuned to give rise to humans."