uplifting
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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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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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| —adj | |
| acting to raise moral, spiritual, cultural, etc levels | |
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Example sentences
The stories it contains run the gambit of being uplifting, heart wrenching, and moving.
These are not unlike the rationalizations of hostages, who try to occupy the endless stream of days with uplifting activity.
Even perfect strangers three degrees of separation away-friends of friends of friends-exerted a significant uplifting influence.
It's an uplifting story, but you have to see the movie to know all of that.
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