uprise

American  

[uhp-rahyz, uhp-rahyz] / ʌpˈraɪz, ˈʌpˌraɪz /

verb (used without object)

uprose, uprisen, uprising

1. to rise up; get up, as from a lying or sitting posture.

2. to rise into view.

   As we approached the city, the spires of tall buildings uprose as if to greet us.

3. to rise in revolt.

4. to come into existence or prominence.

   Many calamities uprose to plague the people during the war.

5. to move upward; mount up; ascend.

6. to come above the horizon.

7. to slope upward.

   The land uprises from the river to the hills.

8. to swell or grow, as a sound.

   A blare of trumpets uprose to salute the king.

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noun

1. an act of rising up.

uprise British  

verb

1. (tr) to rise up

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noun

1. another word for rise rise rise

Other Word Forms

• upriser noun

Etymology

Origin of uprise

First recorded in 1250–1300, uprise is from the Middle English word uprisen. See up-, rise

Example Sentences

“It’s like being on a roller coaster. You know there’s going to be a huge plummet, but then there’s an uprise.”

From New York Times

“Then another horrible incident occurs and the faculty uprise in such a quick manner, like a wildfire,” Tierney said.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a shameful aspect of the human kind that the nations who uprise against one dictator always choose another one in its place.

From New York Times

I’ve noticed the uprise for some time now, being in France for the past two elections with Marine Le Pen every time in the first round.

From New York Times

You can see sports and entertainment on the uprise.

From Time