uprise
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uprise
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From Middle English uprisen, from Old English ūprīsan (“to rise up”), equivalent to up- + rise. Cognate with Icelandic upprisa (“resurrection”), Middle Low German oprīsinge (“uprising”). Compare also Icelandic uppreisn (“an uprising, revolt”).
verb uprises · uprising · uprose · uprisen
- To rise; to get up. 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.
- To have an upward direction or inclination. 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; […]
- To rebel or revolt; to take part in an uprising. They had decided to uprise rather than face punishment, and they wanted all the help they could get.
noun uprises
- The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. 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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verb to rebel or revolt
| Español | sublevarse, soliviantarse |
|---|---|
| Français | se rebeller, se révolter |
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