uplift
to lift up; raise; elevate.
to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.
to exalt emotionally or spiritually.
to become uplifted.
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
1Other words for uplift
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 PostAlberta 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 | TimeThe 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 | DigidayGuided 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 PostParenthood 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 SudermannNo 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 YoganandaMiss 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 CookeSo 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
to raise; elevate; lift up
to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc
Scot and NZ to collect (a passenger, parcel, etc); pick up
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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