uprise meaning

uprise as a verb

1. move upward
   • The fog lifted
   • The smoke arose from the forest fire
   • The mist uprose from the meadows

   Synonyms: rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up

   Type of: travel

   Kinds: scend, climb, soar, go up, rocket, bubble, uplift, chandelle, steam, rise

2. rise to one's feet
   • The audience got up and applauded

   Synonyms: arise, rise, get up, stand up

   Type of: change posture

   Kinds: take the floor

3. 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

   Synonyms: originate, arise, rise, develop, spring up, grow

   Type of: become

   Kinds: resurge, come forth, come, well up, head

4. get up and out of bed
   • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
   • They rose early
   • He uprose at night

   Synonyms: get up, turn out, arise, rise

5. come up, of celestial bodies
   • The sun also rises
   • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
   • Jupiter ascends

   Synonyms: rise, come up, ascend

   Type of: rise

6. return from the dead
   • Christ is risen!
   • The dead are to uprise

   Synonyms: resurrect, rise

   Type of: return

7. ascend as a sound
   • The choirs singing uprose and filled the church

   Type of: ascend

8. rise up as in fear
   • The dog's fur bristled
   • It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!

   Synonyms: bristle, stand up

How to pronounce uprise

uprise is pronounced /ˈʌpraɪz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.