uplift
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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become uplifted.
noun
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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Uplift
is always a great word to know.
So is erosion. Does it mean:
| process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves |
| portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus |
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World English Dictionary
| uplift | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to raise; elevate; lift up |
| 2. | to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc |
| 3. | (Scot), (NZ) to collect (a passenger, parcel, etc); pick up |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act, process, or result of lifting up |
| 5. | the act or process of bettering moral, social or cultural conditions, etc |
| 6. | a. a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts |
| b. (as modifier): an uplift bra | |
| 7. | the process or result of land being raised to a higher level, as during a period of mountain building |
| up'lifter | |
| —n | |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
uplift
in geology, vertical elevation of the Earth's surface in response to natural causes. Broad, relatively slow and gentle uplift is termed warping, or epeirogeny, in contrast to the more concentrated and severe orogeny, the uplift associated with earthquakes and mountain building. Uplift of the Earth's surface also has occurred in response to the removal of Pleistocene ice sheets through melting and wastage. Such elastic rebound is both measurable and ongoing in southern Canada and in the general Scandinavian area today.
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Example sentences
And hopefully also characters that uplift and inspire you.
He recognized the power of design to uplift the human spirit and differentiate his commercial offering from others.
Services will not be enough to uplift an entire country.
It's also a great opportunity to talk about the power of words and labels and how they can diminish and uplift different groups.
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