uplift (v.)

mid-14c., from up (adv.) + lift (v.). Related: Uplifted; uplifting.

uplift (n.)

1845, from up (adj.) + lift (n.).

Entries linking to uplift

c. 1300, "dwelling inland or upland," from up (adv.). Meaning "going up" is from 1784. From 1815 as "excited, exhilarated, happy," hence "enthusiastic, optimistic." Up-and-coming "promising" is from 1848. Musical up-tempo (adj.) is recorded from 1948.

lift (n.)

mid-14c., "a man's load, as much as a man can carry;" late 15c., "act or action of lifting," from lift (v.). Figurative use from 1620s. Meaning "act of helping" is 1630s; that of "cheering influence" is from 1861. Sense of "elevator, hoisting machine to raise or lower between floors of a building" is from 1851; that of "upward force of an aircraft" is from 1902. Meaning "help given to a pedestrian by taking him along his way in a vehicle" is from 1712. As a dance move, from 1921. Sense of "heel-lift in a boot or shoe" is from 1670s.

The word once had a twin, Middle English lift "the air, the atmosphere; the sky, the firmament," from Old English lyft "air" (see loft (n.)).

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Definitions of uplift

uplift (v.)

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism;

Music can uplift your spirits

Synonyms: elate / lift up / pick up / intoxicate

uplift (v.)

lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces;

the earth's movement uplifted this part of town

uplift (v.)

lift up or elevate;

uplift (n.)

(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building);

Synonyms: upheaval / upthrow / upthrust

uplift (n.)

a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts;

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