uplift

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ʌpˈlɪft/ UK /ʌpˈlɪft/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to raise or elevate, especially morally or emotionally

The choir's music seemed to uplift the whole congregation.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to raise or elevate,... elevate raise inspire exalt hearten boost ennoble

Opposites

depress lower dishearten deject

Word family

Forms upliftinguplifts

Derived forms upliftinguplifter

Related forms lift up

Etymology

A compound of up plus lift, from Old Norse lypta ('to raise in the air'), from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną, related to loft ('air, sky').

up Middle English lypta Old Norse

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# uplift

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ʌpˈlɪft/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌpˈlɪft/

## Meanings
1. to raise or elevate, especially morally or emotionally

## Examples
- The choir's music seemed to uplift the whole congregation.

## Synonyms
- elevate
- raise
- inspire
- exalt
- hearten
- boost
- ennoble

## Antonyms
- depress
- lower
- dishearten
- deject

## Derived Forms
- uplifting
- uplifter

## Related Forms
- lift
- up

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: up
- Root: lypta

## Etymology
A compound of up plus lift, from Old Norse lypta ('to raise in the air'), from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną, related to loft ('air, sky').

## AI Etymology
Uplift is a compound of up plus lift, from Old Norse lypta ('to raise in the air'), from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną, related to loft ('air, sky'). The historical trail runs through Old English up and Old Norse lypta. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to raise or elevate, especially morally or emotionally. Derived formations include uplifting, uplifter; related forms include lift, up.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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