uprise

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === uprise (third-person singular simple present uprises, present participle uprising, simple past uprose, past participle uprisen) (archaic) 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. (archaic) To have an upward direction or inclination. To rebel or revolt; to take part in an uprising. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === uprise (plural uprises) The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. ==== Related terms ==== uprist === References === “uprise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Epirus, rise up