"uplift" meaning in English

See uplift in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʌpˈlɪft/ Audio: en-us-ncalif-uplift.ogg [US], en-au-uplift.ogg [Australia] Forms: uplift [canonical], uplifts [third-person, singular], uplifted [past], uplifted [past, participle], uplifting [present, participle]
enPR: ŭplĭftʹ Etymology: up- + lift Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|up|lift}} up- + lift Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To uplift is to raise something or someone to a point where their physical or mental status is better
    Sense id: simple-uplift-en-verb-WkgrTd8o
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