Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To raise; elevate.
- transitive verb To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
- transitive verb To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt.
- adjective Uplifted.
- noun The act, process, or result of raising or lifting up.
- noun An effort or a movement to improve social, moral, or intellectual standards.
- noun Geology An upheaval.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An elevation.
- To lift or raise up; raise; elevate: literally or figuratively: as, to
uplift the arm; uplifted eyes. - Uplifted.
- noun An upheaval. See
upheaval . - noun Raising; elevation; mental, moral, or physical exaltation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
- transitive verb To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
raise something or someone to ahigher physical ,social ,moral ,intellectual ,spiritual oremotional level . - noun The act or result of being uplifted.
- noun geology A
tectonic upheaval , especially one that takes place in the process ofmountain building . - noun colloquial A
brassiere that raises thebreasts .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
- verb lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
- verb lift up or elevate
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Examples
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For climate researchers trying to understand major episodes of global climate change in Earth's past, the timing of the uplift is a crucial piece of information.
Tibetan Plateau Bente Lilja Bye 2008
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SIGAR says that the January 2012 personnel target for this uplift is 1,500 personnel.
Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010
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A nation that spends more on war than human uplift is approaching spiritual death - Martin Luther King Jr.
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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
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SIGAR says that the January 2012 personnel target for this uplift is 1,500 personnel.
Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010
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As Dr. King said, "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."
Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending Shane Claiborne 2010
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As Dr. King said, "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."
Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending Shane Claiborne 2010
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SIGAR says that the January 2012 personnel target for this uplift is 1,500 personnel.
Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010
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As Dr. King said, "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."
Shane Claiborne: Bombs, Cookies And The Cross: A Christian View On Military Spending Shane Claiborne 2010
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SIGAR says that the January 2012 personnel target for this uplift is 1,500 personnel.
Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010
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