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uprise definition

up·rise (up rīz′; for n. up′rīz′)

intransitive verb uprose -·rose′, uprisen -·ris′en, uprising -·ris′·ing

  1. to get up; rise
  2. to move or slope upward; ascend
  3. to rise into view, being, or activity
  4. to be or become erect or upright
  5. to increase in size, volume, etc.; swell, as sound
  6. to rise in revolt

noun

  1. the act or process of rising up
  2. an upward slope or ascent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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