uplift

[ verb uhp-lift; noun uhp-lift ]

/ verb ʌpˈlɪft; noun ˈʌpˌlɪft /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR uplift

7 enrichment, betterment, enhancement.

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Origin of uplift

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

OTHER WORDS FROM uplift

up·lift·ment, noun

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How to use uplift in a sentence

A major uplift later exposed the bedrock to the elements, which then carved away for 100 million years.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois|Carson Vaughan|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Alberta King committed her life to the uplift of others, including her family members, church members and larger community.
Alberta King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mother, Made Her Own Contributions to Civil Rights|Anna Malaika Tubbs|January 15, 2021|Time
The pressure is now on the sector’s main stakeholders to prove to both the industry and investors alike that it’s uplift is more sustainable and conscientious than it ever has been in the past.
As ad tech surges, challenges remain — and not just from the coronavirus pandemic|Seb Joseph|January 5, 2021|Digiday
Guided by Zorro’s seamless knitting of savoir-faire and moral uplift, the producers of the Disney TV series made it one of the cleverest and most well-crafted, family-targeted shows of the 1950s.
Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero|Michael Sragow|January 1, 2021|Washington Post

Parenthood thus brings forth our divinity and is at once a cross and an upliftment.
Manual of the Enumeration|C. J. Coffman
It must now go forth into the world and conquer all hearts and bring purification and upliftment to its creator and herself.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann
No visitors departed without upliftment of spirit; all knew they had received the silent blessing of a true man of God.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Miss Sessions made haste to form an alliance with the young man for the special upliftment of Johnnie Consadine.
The Power and the Glory|Grace MacGowan Cooke
So I get my spiritual upliftment from going near to nature's heart.
At the Age of Eve|Kate Trimble Sharber

British Dictionary definitions for uplift

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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