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uplift

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verb

up·​lift (ˌ)əp-ˈlift How to pronounce uplift (audio)
uplifted; uplifting; uplifts

transitive verb

1
: to lift up : elevate
especially : to cause (a portion of the earth's surface) to rise above adjacent areas
2
: to improve the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of
uplifter noun

uplift

2 of 2

noun

up·​lift ˈəp-ˌlift How to pronounce uplift (audio)
1
: an act, process, result, or cause of uplifting: such as
a(1)
: the uplifting of a part of the earth's surface
(2)
: an uplifted mass of land
b
: a bettering of a condition especially spiritually, socially, or intellectually
c(1)
: influences intended to uplift
(2)
: a social movement to improve especially morally or culturally
2
: a brassiere designed to hold the breasts up

Example Sentences

Verb music that uplifts the soul geologic forces that uplifted the mountains
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The Essence cover stars show us how to ‘Do It’ by being the example of sisters who uplift each other. Admin, Essence, 23 Aug. 2022 Part of that legacy is using the influential namesake of the comic strip to inspire and uplift the next generation of artists. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2022 There are plenty of great accounts to add to your follow list to help uplift and boast your mood. Ebony Williams, ajc, 4 Apr. 2022 Drill down to figure out how your structure is empowering and energizing them and get a fresh look at how their unique talents can uplift those around them. Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The three-day program was created to identify Indigenous artists creating formally bold and personal work and to uplift them with a small grant and mentorship on a current edit of their short-form documentary films. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 29 July 2022 My objective as an artist is to be a traitor to that culture, not to uplift it. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 The show highlights pressures faced by HBCU students and systems in place to uplift them. Keyaira Boone, Essence, 20 Feb. 2022 Vans is donating $200,000 to three organizations that advocate for and provide the space, access and community needed to uplift the voices of the LBGTQ+ community. cleveland, 1 June 2022
Noun
Eighty percent of companies surveyed report revenue uplift due to real-time data analytics. Eric Raab, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Like some of those projects, this one offers a sense of catharsis and uplift in Laws' determination to see justice done. Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 July 2022 Slightly unstable air and uplift associated with the low and upper level dynamics will trigger concentrated updrafts within convective cells — bands or waves of which may pass repeatedly over the same locations. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 The current brand is about joy and uplift, with a dash of sentimentality, all being presented by an upbeat and occasionally self-deprecating host who wants to ensure that everyone, audience and guest alike, has a little fun. Mychal Denzel Smith, Men's Health, 3 June 2022 Like Bob Marley and many of his contemporaries, Chronixx and Protoje have an almost messianic desire to provide uplift, unity, and social awareness to their listeners. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 The life of Mike Tyson doesn’t lend itself to a traditional sort of sports biopic, so don’t expect a lot of uplift from this unauthorized look at the life of the former champ. Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 SiFive achieved that level of performance uplift by widening the out-of-order execution over the P550 and improving clock speeds. Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 And, personally speaking, there’s something about that vision of doomsday uplift that — while stellarly acted and cleverly against-the-grain — just doesn’t resonate with or ring true to me. Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of uplift was in the 14th century

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