uplift

uplift
    n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
         process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {uplift},
         {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
    2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
    v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can
         uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift},
         {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {cast down}, {deject},
         {demoralise}, {demoralize}, {depress}, {dismay},
         {dispirit}, {get down}]
    2: lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's
       movement uplifted this part of town"
    3: lift up or elevate
    

Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.]
   To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift
   the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper.
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         Satan, talking to his nearest mate,
         With head uplift above the wave, and eyes
         That sparkling blazed.                   --Milton.
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Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.)
   A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their
   regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds,
   dislocations, and the like.
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