race lift noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The changing of the race of a character, protagonist, etc., in a work of art, literature, etc.Characters who are ethnic minorities in original works are recast as Caucasians in adaptations so frequently that the phenomenon has its own nickname: it’s called a race lift. — 2014 verb1 •To change the race of a fictional character. formsrace lifted · race lifting · race lifts