uplift (redirected from uplifter)

up·lift  (p-lft)

tr.v. up·lift·ed, up·lift·ing, up·lifts

1. To raise; elevate.

2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.

3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt: music that uplifts the spirit.

adj. (plft)

Uplifted.

n. (plft)

1. The act, process, or result of raising or lifting up.

2. An effort or a movement to improve social, moral, or intellectual standards.

3. Geology An upheaval.

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uplift

Verb

1. to raise or lift up

2. to raise morally or spiritually

3. Scot to collect or pick up

Noun

the act or process of bettering moral, social, or cultural conditions

Adjective

(of a bra) designed to lift and support the breasts

uplifting adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uplift - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) upthrow, upthrust, upheaval geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	2.	uplift - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts bandeau, bra, brassiere - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
Verb	1.	uplift - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" beatify - make blessedly happy puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
	2.	uplift - lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town" go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
	3.	uplift - lift up or elevate push up - push upward

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uplift

verb 1. improve, better, raise, advance, inspire, upgrade, refine, cultivate, civilize, ameliorate, edify

noun 2. improvement, enlightenment, advancement, cultivation, refinement, enhancement, enrichment, betterment, edification