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Uprise


UPRI'SE, verb intransitive s as z. preterit uprose; participle passive uprisen.

1. To rise from bed or from a seat.

Uprose the virgin with the morning light.

2. To ascend above the horizon.

Uprose the sun.

3. To ascend, as a hill. obsolete

UPRI'SE, noun A rising; appearance above the horizon. obsolete