1. to rise up; to get up from a lying or sitting position
Usage: archaic or literary
2. to rebel or revolt against authority
Usage: archaic or literary

1. an act of rising up or rebelling; an uprising
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The knight did uprise from his chair to greet the queen.
• The people began to uprise against the tyrant’s rule.
• At dawn, the soldiers would uprise and prepare for battle.
• The uprise of the peasants shocked the nobility.
• She watched the sun uprise over the mountains.
• The citizens planned an uprise against the corrupt government.