What does uprise mean?
Uprise means (archaic) To rise; to get up..
Uprise
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(archaic) To rise; to get up..
Definitions by Sense
- (archaic) To rise; to get up.
- (archaic) To have an upward direction or inclination.
- To rebel or revolt; to take part in an uprising.
- The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising.
Example Sentences
1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VI The great sky uprose from this silent sea without a cloud. The stars hung low in its expanse, burning in a violent mist of lower ether.
With the day, though not so early as the sun, uprose Miss Susan Nipper.
The voice grew faint: there came a further change; / Once more uprose the mystic mountain range: / Below were men and horses pierc'd with worms, / And slowly quickening into lower forms; […]
They had decided to uprise rather than face punishment, and they wanted all the help they could get.
I told her of my sufferings and my madness, And how, awakened from that dreamy mood By Liberty’s uprise, the strength of gladness Came to my spirit in my solitude; […]
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Word Forms
- uprises
- uprising
- uprose
- uprisen
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1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VI The great sky uprose from this silent sea without a cloud. The stars hung low in its expanse, burning in a violent mist of lower ether.
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