rise up

verb

To ascend to the surface.

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upheavesurfacecome upriserebelariserear
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Meanings

verbrise up (third-person singular simple present rises up, present participle rising up, simple past rose up, past participle risen up)

present singular third person rises up · participle present rising up · past rose up · participle past risen up

  1. intransitiveliterallyTo ascend to the surface.

    Synonyms: upheave

  2. idiomaticintransitiveTo mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt.
    1 more example

    Captain Anderson: Shepard's right. We're headed for war with the Reapers. If we lose, it's the end of all life as we know it. And no other species in the galaxy truly understands what it will take to survive. Captain Anderson: The other races have to follow our lead. We need to take control. It's time for humanity to rise up and seize its destiny!

    2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
  3. intransitiveOf a horse, etc., to rear.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ascend to the surface.

Similar
upheave

More synonyms by meaning

verbcome to the surface

Similar
surfacecome uprise
Broader
ascendgo up

verbtake part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Similar
rebelariserise
Broader
protestresistdissent

verbstand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

Similar
rear
Broader
straighten
Also see
arisecome uprearrebelrisesurface

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian въставам
  • въставам (văstavam)to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
Czech povstávat, povstat
  • povstávatto ascend to the surface
  • povstatto ascend to the surface
Esperanto leviĝi
  • leviĝito ascend to the surface
Hungarian felkel
  • felkelto mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
Irish éirigh suas
  • éirigh suasto ascend to the surface
Latin īnsurgō
  • īnsurgōto mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
Polish powstawać, powstać
  • powstawaćto mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • powstaćto mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
Portuguese erguer-se
  • erguer-seto ascend to the surface
Russian восстава́ть, восста́ть
  • восстава́ть (vosstavátʹ)to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • восста́ть (vosstátʹ)to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
Ukrainian повстава́ти, повста́ти
  • повстава́ти (povstaváty)to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
  • повста́ти (povstáty)to mount a rebellion — see also rebel, revolt
Cite this entry
APA

rise up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20up

MLA

“rise up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rise up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rise%20up.

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