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UPLIFT
uplift
(noun) a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
(verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; “Music can uplift your spirits”
uplift
(verb) lift up or elevate
uplift
(verb) lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; “the earth’s movement uplifted this part of town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
uplift (third-person singular simple present uplifts, present participle uplifting, simple past and past participle uplifted)
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
(law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
(aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
(NZ) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
Noun
uplift (plural uplifts)
The act or result of being uplifted.
(geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
(colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
Anagrams
• lift up, liftup, pitful
Source: Wiktionary
Up*lift", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.]
Definition: To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton.
Up"lift`, n. (Geol.)
Definition: A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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