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uprise
verb
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What it means

  1. verb ascend as a sound
    “The choirs singing uprose and filled the church”
  2. verb rise up as in fear
    “The dog's fur bristled”
  3. verb return from the dead
    “Christ is risen!”
  4. verb come up, of celestial bodies
    “The sun also rises”
  5. verb rise to one's feet
    “The audience got up and applauded”
  6. verb get up and out of bed
    “I get up at 7 A.M. every day”
  7. verb come into existence
    “A new religious movement originated in that country”
  8. verb move upward
    “The fog lifted”