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uprise
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uprise, v. i.
- To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. Cowley. [1913 Webster]"Uprose the virgin with the morning light." [1913 Webster]
- To have an upward direction or inclination. [1913 Webster]"Uprose the mystic mountain range." [1913 Webster]
uprise, n.
The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [1913 Webster]
"Did ever raven sing so like a lark,
That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise?" [1913 Webster]
That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise?" [1913 Webster]
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uprise
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uprise
Ascent
VB ascend, rise, mount, arise, uprise, go up, get up, work one's way up, start up, shoot up, go into orbit, float up, bubble up, aspire, climb, clamber, ramp, scramble, escalade, surmount, shin, shinny, shinney, scale, scale the heights, raise, elevate, go aloft, fly aloft, tower, soar, take off, spring up, pop up, jump up, catapult upwards, explode upwards, hover, spire, plane, swim, float, surge, leap.For further exploring for "uprise" in Webster Dictionary Online