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uplift
up·lift
[
up líft
]
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
up·lift·ed
,
present participle
up·lift·ing
,
3rd person present singular
up·lifts
)
Definition:
1.
spiritually lift somebody:
to help somebody attain a higher intellectual, moral, or spiritual level, or improve the living conditions of somebody
2.
raise spirits of somebody:
to make somebody feel happier
3.
physically lift something:
to raise or lift somebody or something
noun
(
plural
up·lifts
)
Definition:
1.
something improving:
something that elevates somebody intellectually, morally, or spiritually, or improves somebody's living conditions
2.
lifting up:
the lifting up of something, or the result of doing this
3.
increase:
an increase in the value or amount of something
the recent uplift in land values
4.
geology
upward movement of Earth's crust:
the slow upward movement of large parts of stable areas of the Earth's crust
up·lift·er
[
up líftər
]
noun
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up·lift·er [ up líftər ] noun
