Meaning of UPLIFT
| Pronunciation: | | up'lift
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- [n] a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- [n] (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- [v] fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- [v] lift up or elevate
- [v] lift up from the earth; of geologic forces
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| | Synonyms: | | elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, upheaval, upthrow, upthrust |
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| | Antonyms: | | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down | | |
| | See Also: | | arise, ascension, ascent, bandeau, beatify, bra, brassiere, come up, exalt, excite, exhilarate, go up, inebriate, joy, lift, move up, puff, push up, rejoice, rise, rise, rising, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, thrill, uprise | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.]
To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift
the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper.
Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift
above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed.
--Milton.
\Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.)
A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their
regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds,
dislocations, and the like.
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