uprise

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uprise Definition

(v) 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"
(v) ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
(v) rise up as in fear; "The dog''s fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one''s hair uprise!"
(v) rise to one''s feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
(v) come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
(v) move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
(v) return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
(v) get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

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