Uplift — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌplˈɪft/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌplˈɪft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌplˈɪft/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌplˈɪft/.

Examples

Music can uplift your spirits
the earth's movement uplifted this part of town

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lift up pick up intoxicate upthrust elate upthrow upheaval

Antonyms

depress

Parts of Speech

noun	(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
noun	a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
verb	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism “Music can uplift your spirits”
verb	lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces “the earth's movement uplifted this part of town”
verb	lift up or elevate

Word Forms

upheave	verb	lift forcefully from beneath
uplift	verb	lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
elation	noun	an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
intoxication	noun	excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety
uplift	noun	(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
uplifting	noun	the rise of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erheben

(Geologie) eine Erhebung von Land in eine höhere Höhe (z. B. im Prozess der Gebirgsbildung)

🇫🇷French

soulèvement

(géologie) une élévation de la terre à une altitude plus élevée (comme dans le processus de construction d'une montagne)

🇪🇸Spanish

edificación

(geología) un ascenso de la tierra a una elevación más alta (como en el proceso de construcción de montañas)

🇮🇹Italian

sollevamento

(geologia) un innalzamento del terreno ad un'elevazione più elevata (come nel processo di costruzione della montagna)

🇳🇱Dutch

verheffen

(geologie) een opkomst van land naar een hoger niveau (zoals bij het bouwen van bergen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

elevar

(geologia) uma elevação de terra a uma altitude mais elevada (como no processo de construção de uma montanha)

🇷🇺Russian

поднять

(геология) подъём суши на большую высоту (как в процессе горообразования)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्थान

(भूविज्ञान) भूमि का अधिक ऊँचाई तक उठना (जैसा कि पर्वत निर्माण की प्रक्रिया में होता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্থান

(ভূতত্ত্ব) একটি উচ্চ উচ্চতায় জমির উত্থান (পাহাড় নির্মাণের প্রক্রিয়ার মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

உயர்வு

(புவியியல்) நிலம் ஒரு உயரத்திற்கு உயர்வு (மலை கட்டும் செயல்முறையைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్ధరణ

(భూగోళ శాస్త్రం) భూమిని ఉన్నత స్థాయికి పెంచడం (పర్వత నిర్మాణ ప్రక్రియలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्थान

(भूविज्ञान) जमिनीचा उच्च उंचीवर वाढ होणे (जसे पर्वत बांधण्याच्या प्रक्रियेत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્થાન

(ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્ર) ઊંચી ઊંચાઈ સુધી જમીનનો વધારો (પર્વત નિર્માણની પ્રક્રિયાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉನ್ನತಿ

(ಭೂವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಎತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಏರಿಕೆ (ಪರ್ವತ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർത്തുക

(ജിയോളജി) ഭൂമിയുടെ ഉയർന്ന ഉയരത്തിലേക്ക് (പർവത നിർമ്മാണ പ്രക്രിയയിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਥਾਨ

(ਭੂ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਉਚਾਈ ਤੱਕ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦਾ ਵਾਧਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪਹਾੜੀ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ترقی

(ارضیات) زمین کا بلندی تک بڑھنا (جیسا کہ پہاڑ کی تعمیر کے عمل میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提升

（地质学）土地上升到更高的高度（如造山过程）

🇯🇵Japanese

隆起

(地質学) (造山過程のように) 土地がより高い標高に隆起すること

🇰🇷Korean

융기

(지질) 땅이 더 높은 고도로 솟아오르는 것(산이 쌓이는 과정에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nâng đỡ

(địa chất) sự dâng cao của đất lên cao hơn (như trong quá trình xây dựng núi)

🇹🇭Thai

ยกระดับ

(ธรณีวิทยา) การขึ้นที่ดินให้สูงขึ้น (เช่น ในกระบวนการสร้างภูเขา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengangkat

(Geologi) kenaikan tanah ke ketinggian yang lebih tinggi (seperti dalam proses pembangunan gunung)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtaas

(geology) isang pagtaas ng lupa sa isang mas mataas na elevation (tulad ng sa proseso ng pagbuo ng bundok)

🇲🇾Malay

menaikkan semangat

(geologi) kenaikan tanah ke ketinggian yang lebih tinggi (seperti dalam proses pembinaan gunung)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفع

(جيولوجيا) ارتفاع الأرض إلى ارتفاع أعلى (كما في عملية بناء الجبال)

🇮🇷Persian

بالا بردن

(زمین شناسی) بالا آمدن زمین به ارتفاعات بالاتر (مانند فرآیند ساخت کوه)

🇹🇷Turkish

yükselme

(jeoloji) arazinin daha yüksek bir seviyeye yükselmesi (dağ inşası sürecinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתרוֹמְמוּת רוּחַ

(גיאולוגיה) עליית קרקע לגובה גבוה יותר (כמו בתהליך בניית הרים)

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The primary meaning of 'uplift' is '(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)'.

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Using 'uplift' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'uplift' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'uplift' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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