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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
uplift
/ʌˈplɪft/
noun1 of 2
to make someone feel happier or more hopeful
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verb2 of 2
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))