rise against

rise (up) against someone or something

to challenge someone or something; to rebel against someone or something. The citizens rose up against their elected officials. They rose up against the abusive power of the government.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Evangelos	-	Greek
'Uriy'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Sophronios	-	Late Greek
Haruki	hah-ṙoo-kee	Japanese
Bradley	BRAD-lee	English
Lorencio	lo-REN-thyo (Spanish), lo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Medieval Spanish