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Noun: uplift  'úp,lift
  1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
    - upheaval, upthrow, upthrust
     
  2. A brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
Verb: uplift  'úp,lift
  1. Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
    "Music can uplift your spirits";
    - elate, lift up, pick up, intoxicate
     
  2. Lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
    "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
     
  3. Lift up or elevate

Derived forms: uplifts, uplifted, uplifting

Type of: arise, ascension, ascent, bandeau, bra, brassiere, come up, excite, go up, lift, move up, push up, rise, rising, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, uprise

Encyclopedia: Uplift