uprose

[ uhp-rohz ]

/ ʌpˈroʊz /

verb

simple past tense of uprise.

Words nearby uprose

uprising, upriver, uproar, uproarious, uproot, uprose, uprouse, uprush, ups, ups and downs, upsa-daisy

Definition for uprose (2 of 2)

uprise

[ verb uhp-rahyz; noun uhp-rahyz ]

/ verb ʌpˈraɪz; noun ˈʌpˌraɪz /

verb (used without object), up·rose, up·ris·en, up·ris·ing.

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

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

to rise in revolt.

to come into existence or prominence: Many calamities uprose to plague the people during the war.

to move upward; mount up; ascend.

to come above the horizon.

to slope upward: The land uprises from the river to the hills.

to swell or grow, as a sound: A blare of trumpets uprose to salute the king.

noun

an act of rising up.

Origin of uprise

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

OTHER WORDS FROM uprise

up·ris·er, noun

British Dictionary definitions for uprose

uprise

verb (ʌpˈraɪz) -rises, -rising, -rose or -risen

(tr) to rise up

noun (ˈʌpˌraɪz)

another word for rise (def. 24), rise (def. 25), rise (def. 26)

Derived forms of uprise

upriser, noun

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