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well up vs uprise

uprise vs well up

well up and uprise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
well up No No Yes No
uprise No No Yes No
As verbs, uprise is a hypernym of well up; that is, uprise is a word with a broader meaning than well up:
  • well up: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
  • uprise: come into existence; take on form or shape
Other hypernyms of well up include arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up.
well up (verb) uprise (verb)
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) get up and out of bed
return from the dead
move upward
come up, of celestial bodies
rise to one's feet
rise up as in fear
ascend as a sound
come into existence; take on form or shape
Difference between well up and uprise

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