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Definition of: uprise
(up·rīz′) v.i. ·rose, ·ris·en, ·ris·ing
1. To get up; rise, as from a seat or from sleep.
2. To be or become erect.
3. To go upward; ascend.
4. To increase; swell.
5. To rise into view.
6. To rise in revolt.
—noun (up′rīz′)
1. The act of rising; ascent.
2. An upward slope; upgrade.
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