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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024up•lift /ʌpˈlɪft/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to lift up;
raise;
elevate. - to improve socially, culturally, or morally.
- to encourage with emotionally or spiritually cheering words.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024up•lift (v. up lift′;n. up′lift′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to lift up;
raise;
elevate. - to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like:to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.
- to exalt emotionally or spiritually.
v.i. - to become uplifted.
n. - an act of lifting up or raising;
elevation. - the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.
- emotional or spiritual exaltation.
- Clothinga brassiere.
- Geologyan upheaval.
- Middle English upliften. See up-, lift 1300–50
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enrichment, betterment, enhancement.
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