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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
up·lift 
[v. uhp-lift; n. uhp-lift] Pronunciation Key
[v. uhp-lift; n. uhp-lift] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to lift up; raise; elevate. |
| 2. | to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples. |
| 3. | to exalt emotionally or spiritually. |
| 4. | to become uplifted. |
| 5. | an act of lifting up or raising; elevation. |
| 6. | the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally. |
| 7. | emotional or spiritual exaltation. |
| 8. | a brassiere. |
| 9. | Geology. an upheaval. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| up·lift
(ŭp-lĭft') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. up·lift·ed, up·lift·ing, up·lifts
adj. (ŭp'lĭft') Uplifted. n. (ŭp'lĭft')
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| uplift | |
noun | |
| 1. | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: upheaval] |
| 2. | a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts |
verb | |
| 1. | fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: elate] [ant: cast down] |
| 2. | lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town" |
| 3. | lift up or elevate |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Uplift
Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Uplift
Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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