uplifted

[ uhp-lif-tid ]

/ ʌpˈlɪf tɪd /

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adjective

improved, as in mood or spirit.

raised or elevated, as a beam.

Words nearby uplifted

upland, upland cotton, upland plover, upland sandpiper, uplift, uplifted, uplifter, uplifting, uplight, uplighter, uplink

Origin of uplifted

1250–1300; Middle English: orig., past participle of uplift

Definition for uplifted (2 of 2)

uplift

[ verb uhp-lift; noun uhp-lift ]

/ verb ʌpˈlɪft; noun ˈʌpˌlɪft /

verb (used with object)

to lift up; raise; elevate.

to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.

to exalt emotionally or spiritually.

verb (used without object)

to become uplifted.

noun

an act of lifting up or raising; elevation.

the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.

emotional or spiritual exaltation.

a brassiere.

Geology. an upheaval.

Origin of uplift

First recorded in 1300–50, uplift is from the Middle English word upliften. See up-, lift

SYNONYMS FOR uplift

7 enrichment, betterment, enhancement.

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OTHER WORDS FROM uplift

up·lift·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for uplifted

But these are not times when we need to be uplifted and showered with haughty rhetoric.
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The knife was uplifted as the mate felt the grip of the man upon his collar, but the blow was not struck.
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Wherever we look the Twelve Bens of Bumabeola spring up like uplifted lances.
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And the gray Etruscan city, uplifted on its star-shaped hill, offered her a somewhat grim reception.
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On his foundation all mankind will build; through his discovery all will be aided; by his epic all will be uplifted.
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Songs of thanksgiving were uplifted that night at Compline in the choir.
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British Dictionary definitions for uplifted

uplift

verb (ʌpˈlɪft) (tr)

to raise; elevate; lift up

to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc

Scot and NZ to collect (a passenger, parcel, etc); pick up

noun (ˈʌpˌlɪft)

the act, process, or result of lifting up

the act or process of bettering moral, social or cultural conditions, etc

a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
(as modifier)an uplift bra

the process or result of land being raised to a higher level, as during a period of mountain building

Derived forms of uplift

uplifter, noun

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