Sekirov Dictionary

uplift

/ʌpˈlɪft/

verb8

  1. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
  2. To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
  3. (New-Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
  4. (Australia) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
  5. (Northern-England) To pick up; take possession of.
  6. To aggravate; to increase.
  7. To backport.
  8. To be accepted for carriage on a flight.

noun5

  1. The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
  2. A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
  3. The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
  4. An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.
  5. (informal) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
forms

uplifted · uplifting · uplifteth · uplifts · upliftest

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