uplift

WOTD - 9 October 2010    

English

Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: ŭplĭftʹ, IPA: /ʌpˈlɪft/, SAMPA: /Vp"lIft/
• (adjective, noun) enPR: ŭpʹlĭft, IPA: /ˈʌplɪft/, SAMPA: /"VplIft/

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Verb

uplift (third-person singular simple present uplifts, present participle uplifting, simple past and past participle uplifted)

1. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

Translations

to raise something or someone to a higher level

Czech: povznést (cs) Finnish: kohottaa (fi) French: élever (fr), transcender (fr), promouvoir (fr), exalter (fr) Greek: μεταρσιώνω (el) (metarsióno) Italian: elevare (it), esaltare (it)

Polish: podnosić (pl) Russian: поднимать вверх (ru), поднимать (ru), ободрять (ru) Spanish: elevar (es), alzar (es), trascender (es), exaltar (es) Turkish: yükseltmek (tr)

Adjective

uplift

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) lifted up

Noun

uplift (plural uplifts)

1. The act or result of being uplifted.
2. (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
3. (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

Translations

act of being uplifted

tectonic upheaval

French: soulèvement (fr)

Spanish: levantamiento (es)

brassiere that raises the breasts

French: balconnet (fr)

Anagrams

• lift up
• pitful