verb
uplift
uhp-LIHFT
verb
1
To raise someone's mood, spirits, or status.
"The music uplifted everyone in the room."
"The charity aims to uplift struggling communities."
noun
1
A feeling of improved mood or hope, or an increase or improvement.
"The team felt a real uplift after the win."
How to Use Uplift
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo raise something or someone higher — emotionally, socially, or physically.
Common pairings
moral uplift
uplift someone's spirits
economic uplift
Word Forms
uplifted past tense, uplifts plural, uplifts singular
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Etymology
From up- + lift.