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[ verb ] ascend as a sound

Examples

"The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

Related terms

ascend

2
[ verb ] get up and out of bed

Examples

"I get up at 7 A.M. every day" "They rose early" "He uprose at night"

Related terms

go_to_bed go_to_bed rise riser

3
[ verb ] move upward

Examples

"The fog lifted" "The smoke arose from the forest fire" "The mist uprose from the meadows"

4
[ verb ] come up, of celestial bodies

Synonyms

rise ascend come_up

Examples

"The sun also rises": "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..." "Jupiter ascends"

Related terms

set rise astronomy

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[ verb ] rise to one's feet

Examples

"The audience got up and applauded"

6
[ verb ] rise up; of animals fur or hair; as in fear

Synonyms

bristle stand_up

Examples

"The dog's fur bristled" "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

Related terms

arise bristle

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[ verb ] come into existence; take on form or shape

Examples

"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"

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[ verb ] return from the dead

Synonyms

resurrect rise

Examples

"Christ is risen!" "The dead are to uprise"

Related terms

return resurrect

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