uplift
verb
• raise the level of; improve.
• "the refreshing smell of essential oils like lavender and peppermint can instantly uplift your mood"
• lift to a higher position.
• "dust is uplifted by wind"
Similar:
boost,
raise,
buoy up,
elevate,
edify,
inspire,
lift,
give a lift to,
cheer up,
perk up,
enliven,
brighten up,
lighten,
ginger up,
gladden,
encourage,
stimulate,
arouse,
revive,
restore,
buck up,
raised,
elevated,
hoisted,
upraised,
upthrust,
reared,
hitched up,
held high,
erect,
proud,
upheaved,
upreared,
Opposite:
lowered,
• pick up or take away.
• "we will be only too pleased to uplift any items you wish us to sell for you"
uplift
noun
• an instance of being raised or increased.
• "the whole club has seen an uplift in confidence"
• something that makes a person feel more cheerful, positive, or optimistic.
• "their love will prove an enormous uplift"
• an upward movement of part of the earth's surface.
• "this uplift happened as recently as 45,000 years ago"
• support from a garment, especially for a woman's bust.
• "an uplift bra"
