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 Definitions of uprise  [ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt]  

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Definition of 'uprise' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) uprise
to rise up; get up.

2.  uprise
to rise into view.

3.  uprise
to rise in revolt.

4.  uprise
to come into existence or prominence.

5.  uprise
to move upward; ascend.

6.  uprise
to come above the horizon.

7.  uprise
to slope upward.

8.  uprise
to swell or grow, as a sound.

9. (n.) uprise
an act of rising up.

Etymology:  (1250–1300)

Definition of 'uprise' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
come into existence; take on form or shape
"A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

2. (verb) uprise
ascend as a sound
"The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

3. (verb) bristle, uprise, stand up
rise up as in fear
"The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

4. (verb) arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
rise to one's feet
"The audience got up and applauded"

5. (verb) rise, come up, uprise, ascend
come up, of celestial bodies
"The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

6. (verb) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
move upward
"The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

7. (verb) resurrect, rise, uprise
return from the dead
"Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

8. (verb) get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise
get up and out of bed
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"


Definition of 'uprise' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) uprise
the act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising

2. (verb) uprise
to rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon

3. (verb) uprise
to have an upward direction or inclination



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