Uprise

Origin

From Middle English uprisen, from Old English *ūprīsan ("to rise up"), equivalent to - + rise. Cognate with Icelandic upprisa ("resurrection"), Middle Low German oprīsinge ("uprising"). Compare also Icelandic uppreisn ("an uprising, revolt").

Full definition of uprise

Verb

1. (archaic) To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.
• 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VIThe 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.
2. (archaic) To have an upward direction or inclination
• TennysonUprose the mystic mountain range.
3. To rebel or revolt; to take part in an uprising.
• 1998, William B. Griffen, Apaches at War and Peace (page 92)They had decided to uprise rather than face punishment, and they wanted all the help they could get.

Noun

1. The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising.

Related terms

• uprist

Anagrams

• Epirus
• rise up