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Definition of uplifting - 4 dictionary results

up⋅lift⋅ing

  [uhp-lif-ting]
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–adjective
inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.: an uplifting sermon.
Origin:
1810–20; uplift + -ing 2

up⋅lift

  [v. uhp-lift; n. uhp-lift]
–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.
Origin:
1300–50; ME upliften. See up-, lift

Related forms:
up⋅lift⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
7. enrichment, betterment, enhancement.
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up·lift   (ŭp-lĭft')   
tr.v.   up·lift·ed, up·lift·ing, up·lifts

  1. To raise; elevate.

  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.

  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt: music that uplifts the spirit.

adj.   (ŭp'lĭft')
Uplifted.
n.   (ŭp'lĭft')

  1. The act, process, or result of raising or lifting up.

  2. An effort or a movement to improve social, moral, or intellectual standards.

  3. Geology An upheaval.

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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

uplift  (v.)
1338, from up + lift (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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