Unscramble uprise

Definition of uprise

verb:

• come into existence; take on form or shape; "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". Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up.
• ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church".
• rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled", "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!". Synonyms: bristle, stand up.
• rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded". Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, stand up. Antonyms: lie down, sit down.
• come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises", "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...", "Jupiter ascends". Synonyms: ascend, come up, rise. Antonyms: set.
• move upward; "The fog lifted", "The smoke arose from the forest fire", "The mist uprose from the meadows". Synonyms: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise. Antonyms: fall.
• return from the dead; "Christ is risen!", "The dead are to uprise". Synonyms: resurrect, rise.
• get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day", "They rose early", "He uprose at night". Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, turn out. Antonyms: go to bed, turn in.

Related words

ascend, bubble, chandelle, climb, come, emerge, follow, head, mount, resurge, rise, rocket, scend, skyrocket, soar, steam, surge, swell, uplift, zoom.

Words nearby

prise, upraise.