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[ verb uhp-lift; noun uhp-lift ] / verb ʌpˈlɪft; noun ˈʌpˌlɪft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uplift ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to lift up; raise; elevate. to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples. to exalt emotionally or spiritually. verb (used without object)nounan act of lifting up or raising; elevation. the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally. emotional or spiritual exaltation. a brassiere. Geology. an upheaval. Origin of upliftFirst recorded in 1300–50, uplift is from the Middle English word upliften.See up-, lift SYNONYMS FOR uplift7 enrichment, betterment, enhancement. SEE SYNONYMS FOR uplift ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM upliftup·lift·ment, nounWords nearby upliftupkeep, upland, upland cotton, upland plover, upland sandpiper, uplift, uplifted, uplifter, uplifting, uplight, uplighter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upliftNow, it’s in the process of tying how brand uplift leads to advertiser commercial goals through its partnership with tech company Infosum. ‘Demonstrate how attention metrics drive long-term outcomes’: How The Telegraph proves its ads work|Lucinda Southern|October 8, 2020|Digiday The publisher ties how these attention metrics correlate to brand uplift metrics like awareness, consideration and action. ‘Demonstrate how attention metrics drive long-term outcomes’: How The Telegraph proves its ads work|Lucinda Southern|October 8, 2020|Digiday Some campaigns don’t create any uplift at all, but others massively exceed these averages. Why publishers need to shift brand lift measurement to an always-on metric|Brand Metrics|October 6, 2020|Digiday Walmart also saw a big uplift a few years ago when it updated its stores, notably with new grocery areas. Walmart unveils new store design inspired by Amazon and airports|Phil Wahba|September 30, 2020|Fortune
A lot of uplift would be expected, they say, if the eruptions were due to new magma pumping to the surface. Did rain put the Kilauea volcano’s lava-making into overdrive?|Megan Sever|May 15, 2020|Science News For Students There was only the perpetual effort to improve the self and uplift the race. Eddie Robinson, College Football’s Winningest Coach|Samuel G. Freedman|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST And our comic books and movies, too, can uplift and enrich, or shape a disturbed imagination. What ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Says About Killing and Gun Control|Will Brooker|July 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST By contrast, Washingtonians and Oregonians are seeing a nice 1mm uplift per year—great for downhill skiing. California Sinkin’: What Rising Sea Levels Will Mean for the Golden State|Alex Klein|June 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Uplift and pleasantness: is this an acceptable definition of what we mean by literature? The Future of Book Reviews: Critics vs. Amazon Reviewers|Jane Ciabattari|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST His message hinged on uplift, the same one that would become distilled into the hope and change mantra of the Obama campaign. The Next Scott Brown?|Samuel P. Jacobs|March 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST He felt a strange support and uplift of soul which kept away all fears. Praying for Money|Russell H. Conwell By the uplift, the streams were rejuvenated, and sunk their valleys into the elevated peneplain. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury Somehow, he conveys this more vividly than the uplift afforded him by religion. The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion The suffragists professed to "occupy higher moral ground," to uplift politics, and to elevate womanhood. Anti-Suffrage Essays|Various I sat looking at it, with the tears trickling from my eyes, the uplift of my soul more than I could bear. Vandemark's Folly|Herbert Quick
British Dictionary definitions for uplift
verb (ʌpˈlɪft) (tr)to raise; elevate; lift up to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc Scot and NZ to collect (a passenger, parcel, etc); pick up noun (ˈʌpˌlɪft)the act, process, or result of lifting up the act or process of bettering moral, social or cultural conditions, etc - a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
- (as modifier)an uplift bra
the process or result of land being raised to a higher level, as during a period of mountain building Derived forms of upliftuplifter, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to upliftexhilarate, excite, improve, boost, cheer, elate, brighten, bring up, perk up |