uplift
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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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uplift
vb (tr)
1. to raise; elevate; lift up
2. to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc
3. Scot and 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. (Clothing & Fashion)
a. a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
b. (as modifier): an uplift bra.
7. (Geological Science) the process or result of land being raised to a higher level, as during a period of mountain building
upˈlifter n
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up•lift
(v. ʌpˈlɪft; n. ˈʌpˌlɪft)v.t.
1. to lift up; raise; elevate.
2. to improve socially, morally, or the like.
3. to exalt emotionally or spiritually.
v.i. 4. to become uplifted.
n. 5. an act of raising; elevation.
6. the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.
7. emotional or spiritual exaltation.
8. a brassiere.
[1300–50]
up•lift′er, n.
up•lift′ment, n.
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uplift
Past participle: uplifted
Gerund: uplifting
| Imperative |
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| uplift |
| uplift |
| Present |
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| I uplift |
| you uplift |
| he/she/it uplifts |
| we uplift |
| you uplift |
| they uplift |
| Preterite |
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| I uplifted |
| you uplifted |
| he/she/it uplifted |
| we uplifted |
| you uplifted |
| they uplifted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am uplifting |
| you are uplifting |
| he/she/it is uplifting |
| we are uplifting |
| you are uplifting |
| they are uplifting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have uplifted |
| you have uplifted |
| he/she/it has uplifted |
| we have uplifted |
| you have uplifted |
| they have uplifted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was uplifting |
| you were uplifting |
| he/she/it was uplifting |
| we were uplifting |
| you were uplifting |
| they were uplifting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had uplifted |
| you had uplifted |
| he/she/it had uplifted |
| we had uplifted |
| you had uplifted |
| they had uplifted |
| Future |
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| I will uplift |
| you will uplift |
| he/she/it will uplift |
| we will uplift |
| you will uplift |
| they will uplift |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have uplifted |
| you will have uplifted |
| he/she/it will have uplifted |
| we will have uplifted |
| you will have uplifted |
| they will have uplifted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be uplifting |
| you will be uplifting |
| he/she/it will be uplifting |
| we will be uplifting |
| you will be uplifting |
| they will be uplifting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been uplifting |
| you have been uplifting |
| he/she/it has been uplifting |
| we have been uplifting |
| you have been uplifting |
| they have been uplifting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been uplifting |
| you will have been uplifting |
| he/she/it will have been uplifting |
| we will have been uplifting |
| you will have been uplifting |
| they will have been uplifting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been uplifting |
| you had been uplifting |
| he/she/it had been uplifting |
| we had been uplifting |
| you had been uplifting |
| they had been uplifting |
| Conditional |
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| I would uplift |
| you would uplift |
| he/she/it would uplift |
| we would uplift |
| you would uplift |
| they would uplift |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have uplifted |
| you would have uplifted |
| he/she/it would have uplifted |
| we would have uplifted |
| you would have uplifted |
| they would have uplifted |
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Noun 1. [画像:uplift - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)]uplift - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
2. [画像:uplift - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts]uplift - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
Verb 1. [画像:uplift - fill with high spirits]uplift - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
beatify - make blessedly happy
puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
2. [画像:uplift - lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces]uplift - lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
3. uplift - lift up or elevate
push up - push upward
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uplift
verb
noun
1. improvement, enlightenment, advancement, cultivation, refinement, enhancement, enrichment, betterment, edification literature intended for the uplift of the soul
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uplift
verb1. To move (something) to a higher position:
2. To raise to a high position or status:
Idiom: put on a pedestal.
High spirits:
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uplift
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uplift
n (= exaltation) → Erhebung f; (= moral inspiration) → Erbauung f; his sermons were full of uplift → seine Predigten waren voll erbaulicher Worte ; to give somebody spiritual uplift → jdn erbauen ; an uplift in the economy → ein Wirtschaftsaufschwung m
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