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uprise

up·rise

US/ˈʌpraɪz/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

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.

ascend as a sound

  • “The choirs singing uprose and filled the church”
3.

rise up as in fear

  • “The dog”
  • “;”
  • “s hair uprise!”
4.

rise to one''s feet

  • “The audience got up and applauded”
5.

come up, of celestial bodies

  • “The sun also rises”
  • “The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...”
  • “Jupiter ascends”
Antonyms
6.

move upward

  • “The fog lifted”
  • “The smoke arose from the forest fire”
  • “The mist uprose from the meadows”
7.

return from the dead

  • “Christ is risen!”
  • “The dead are to uprise”
8.

get up and out of bed

  • “I get up at 7 A.M. every day”
  • “They rose early”
  • “He uprose at night”

Origin

From Middle English uprisen, from Old English ūprīsan (“to rise up”), equivalent to up- + rise. Cognate with Icelandic upprisa (“resurrection”), Middle Low German oprīsinge (“uprising”). Compare also Icelandic uppreisn (“an uprising, revolt”).

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