UPRISE

(verb) 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
(verb) return from the dead
"Christ is risen!", "The dead are to uprise"
synonyms : resurrect , rise
(verb) 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
(verb) come up, of celestial bodies
"The sun also rises", "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...", "Jupiter ascends"
synonyms : ascend , come up , rise
(verb) rise to one's feet
"The audience got up and applauded"
synonyms : arise , get up , rise , stand up
(verb) rise up as in fear
"The dog's fur bristled", "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
synonyms : bristle , stand up
(verb) ascend as a sound
"The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
(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

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