uplifted

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌpˈlɪftɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(up lif′tid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•lift•ed  (up lif′tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. improved, as in mood or spirit.
  2. raised or elevated, as a beam.
  • Middle English: origin, originally, past participle of uplift 1250–1300

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•lift /ʌpˈlɪft/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to lift up;
    raise;
    elevate.
  2. to improve socially, culturally, or morally.
  3. to encourage with emotionally or spiritually cheering words.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•lift  (v. up lift′;n. up′lift′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  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.

v.i. 
  1. to become uplifted.

n. 
  1. an act of lifting up or raising;
    elevation.
  2. the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.
  3. emotional or spiritual exaltation.
  4. Clothinga brassiere.
  5. Geologyan upheaval.
  • Middle English upliften. See up-, lift 1300–50
up•lift′ment, n. 
    7. enrichment, betterment, enhancement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
uplift vb /ʌpˈlɪft/ (transitive)
  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 /ˈʌpˌlɪft/
  1. the act, process, or result of lifting up
  2. 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
  4. 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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