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uplift

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Definition of uplift

verb

Pronunciation: /ʌpˈlɪft/
[with object]
  • 1 (usually as adjective uplifted) lift (something) up; raise:her uplifted face
  • Scottish pick up or take away:we will be only too pleased to uplift any items you wish us to sell for you
  • (be uplifted) (of an island, mountain, etc.) be created by an upward movement of the earth’s surface: the mountains were uplifted during the Jurassic period
  • 2 (often as adjective uplifted) elevate (someone) morally or spiritually:people leave my shows feeling uplifted

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈʌplɪft/
  • 1an act of uplifting something: inflation called for an uplift in many maximum fines
  • Geology an upward movement of part of the earth’s surface: this uplift happened as recently as 45,000 years ago [mass noun]:the rate of uplift
  • [mass noun, often as modifier] support from a garment, especially for a woman’s bust:an uplift bra
  • 2a morally or spiritually elevating influence:their love will prove an enormous uplift

Derivatives

uplifter

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɪftə/
noun

upliftment

noun

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Definition of uplift in the US English dictionary
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