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Uprise
verb (past uprose; past part. uprisen; pres. part. uprising) 1.Come into existence; take on form or shape. Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up. "A love that sprang up from friendship" , "The idea for the book grew out of a short story" , "An interesting phenomenon uprose" 3.Rise up as in fear. Synonyms: bristle, stand up. "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" 5.Come up, of celestial bodies. Synonyms: ascend, come up, rise. "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..." , "Jupiter ascends" 7.Return from the dead. Synonyms: resurrect, rise. "The dead are to uprise"
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