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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)

uplift

/ʌˈplɪft/

noun1 of 2

to make someone feel happier or more hopeful

  • “They uplift him when he needs it most.”Tatoeba
  • “I uplift the moods of people nearby.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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))

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