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uprise

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uprise in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. get up and out of bed
    "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
    get up  turn out  arise  uprise  rise 
  2. rise to one's feet
    "The audience got up and applauded"
    arise  rise  uprise  get up  stand up 
  3. move upward
    "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
    rise  lift  arise  move up  go up  come up  uprise 
  4. 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"
    originate  arise  rise  develop  uprise  spring up  grow 
  5. come up, of celestial bodies
    "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
    rise  come up  uprise  ascend 
  6. rise up as in fear
    "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
    bristle  uprise  stand up 
  7. return from the dead
    "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
    resurrect  rise  uprise 
  8. ascend as a sound
    "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
    uprise 
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