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uplift (enc)

Uplift

Noun1.uplift - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
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
Verb1.uplift - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
stimulate, stir, shake up, shake, excite - 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beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"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, move up, rise, 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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