uprise

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verb

up·​rise ˌəp-ˈrīz 

uprose ˌəp-ˈrōz  ; uprisen ˌəp-ˈri-zᵊn  ; uprising ˌəp-ˈrī-ziŋ 

intransitive verb

1

a

: to rise to a higher position

b(1)

: stand up

(2)

: to get out of bed

c

: to come into view especially from below the horizon

2

: to rise up in sound

upriser

ˌəp-ˈrī-zər 

ˈəp-ˌrī-

noun

uprise

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noun

up·​rise ˈəp-ˌrīz 

1

: an act or instance of uprising

2

: an upward slope

Synonyms

Verb

• arise
• get up
• rise
• roll out
• turn out

Noun

• acclivity
• ascent
• hill
• rise
• upgrade
• uphill

Examples of uprise in a Sentence

Verb

uprise! we have lots of work to do today!

as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain

Noun

the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

That’s, of course, because the June presidential debate led us to Biden’s courageous and unexpected decision to step down, smash any intraparty uprising about a free-for-all primary, and declare Kamala Harris his successor. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024

Haniyeh was born in a refugee camp near Gaza City, and joined Hamas in the late 1980s during the First Intifada, or uprising against Israel’s occupation in Gaza and the West Bank. —Jessie Yeung, CNN, 31 July 2024

Both 13-year and 17-year-old cicada broods are uprising simultaneously. —Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024

There are multiple fees at the center of this year’s Amazon seller uprising. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024

The star also played uprising leader and Peter's lookalike, Pugachev, through the entire season before that character, too, met an untimely end in the finale. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 15 May 2023

This was the first time the Supreme Court decided on Section 3, a clause that says officials who engaged in insurrection, an act of uprising against the government, should be barred from holding office again. —Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024

The prime minister’s post in the PA was set up in 2003, following the Second Palestinian Intifada (uprising) after the US, the European Union and Israel called for reforms. —Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024

Advertisement For Israel, in turn, Thai workers are a way to avoid using Palestinian workers, who, until the 1987 intifada — or uprising against Israeli occupation — were the country’s primary agricultural labor force. —Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023

Noun

On the resale and rental platforms front, the response to fur has been somewhat mixed, although real and faux fur are experiencing an uprise. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025

It’s called crustal uplift, crustal uprise, tectonic uplift—all terms that refer to the same idea. —Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2020

There are, of course, some individuals who are concerned about the uprise of AI. —Ben Meisner, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022

Justiniano says that the October 2019 social uprise and the pandemic deeply affected her family. —Daniela Mohor W., CNN, 20 Nov. 2021

While teachers in Arizona are marching to the state Capitol Thursday, more than 10,000 teachers in Colorado are expected to demonstrate in Denver as part of this burgeoning teacher uprise. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018

Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise. —Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

uprise

verb

up·​rise

ˌə-ˈprīz

uprose

-ˈprōz

; uprisen

-ˈpriz-ᵊn

; uprising

-ˈprī-ziŋ

1

: to rise to a higher position

2

: to get up (as from sleep or a sitting position)