sunrise

SaySUN-ryz/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/

4 meanings of sunrise

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The early moment in the morning when the sun first comes up over the horizon.
Like a light slowly turning on at the start of the day.
We woke up early to watch the sunrise from the hilltop.
By sunrise, the campers had already packed up their tents.
Similardawn, daybreak, sunup, daylight, cockcrow
Oppositesunset, sundown
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2
nouncountable
The slow change of colors in the sky as morning begins.
Like the sky slowly filling with color as the day starts.
The sunrise painted the clouds in soft pink and orange.
She loves the warm colors of a sunrise over the sea.
Similardawn, daybreak
Oppositesunset
3
nounfigurativelycountable
A great new beginning, when something important starts to grow or get better.
Like the start of a new day after a long, dark night.
The end of the war felt like a sunrise for the whole nation.
Her recovery was a sunrise after years of struggle.
Similardawn, awakening
Oppositesunset
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Less common meaning

4
verbraretransitive
To slowly bring a new rule or product into use over time.
Like turning up a light slowly instead of flipping it on all at once.
The company will sunrise the new software across all its offices next year.
In the first type (upper left quadrant), alternative industrial movements (AIMs) focus on the sunrising of new technologies.
2015, Matthias Gross, Linsey McGoeyHere, sunrising means bringing something in slowly, step by step.
Similarintroduce, launch
Oppositesunset
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Origin

From older English words meaning "sun" plus "rise".