WordGarden.iouprise
C2Pronunciation
UK
- /ˈʌpraɪz/
US
- /ˈəpraɪz/
Meanings
Verb
to rise up in rebellion or resistance against authority
to rise or come up into view
Beyond the definition
Uprise is an old or literary word. Most often, it means to rise up, especially in rebellion or resistance. In older writing, it can describe people standing against power or something beginning to appear and grow stronger. In modern English, people usually say rise up or uprising instead.
The word uprise is uncommon in modern English and often sounds old-fashioned or literary. It is used mainly as a verb meaning "to rise up," especially in a way that suggests resistance, protest, or sudden force. In that sense, it stands close to rise up, rebel, or revolt. You may meet it in older texts where a group of people uprise against rulers or harsh conditions.
There is also a noun use, meaning a rising, rebellion, or upward movement, but this sense is rare today. In current usage, uprising is much more natural than uprise as a noun. Because of that, phrases such as a peasant uprising sound normal, while a peasant uprise may sound dated or unusual.
Sometimes the word can describe something that begins to appear or move upward, but that use is also uncommon now. In everyday English, simpler choices like rise, rise up, appear, or uprising usually fit better. The word still carries a strong feeling of movement and change, but today it belongs more to poetry, history, and older styles of writing than to normal conversation.
Examples
- 1
Nature
At dawn, a thin mist seemed to uprise from the river.
- 2
Rebellion
In the old ballad, the people uprise against a cruel king.
- Usage
literary use; in modern English, "rise up" or "rebel" is more common
- 3
Moonrise
She watched the full moon uprise over the dark sea.
See also
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- upriseverb