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uplifted

[ uhp-lif-tid ]

/ ʌpˈlɪf tɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR uplifted

adjective

improved, as in mood or spirit.

raised or elevated, as a beam.

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Origin of uplifted

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

Words nearby uplifted

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

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Example sentences from the Web for uplifted

But these are not times when we need to be uplifted and showered with haughty rhetoric.
Why I'm for Mitt|Justin Green|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The knife was uplifted as the mate felt the grip of the man upon his collar, but the blow was not struck.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
Wherever we look the Twelve Bens of Bumabeola spring up like uplifted lances.
The Sunny Side of Ireland|John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger
And the gray Etruscan city, uplifted on its star-shaped hill, offered her a somewhat grim reception.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet

On his foundation all mankind will build; through his discovery all will be aided; by his epic all will be uplifted.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
Songs of thanksgiving were uplifted that night at Compline in the choir.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease

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