to uplift
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3.2
- verb
- /ˈʌpˌlɪft/
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animar
- Participating in community service can really uplift your spirits and make you feel fulfilled.
- feel uplifted
- uplift people
- aim to uplift
Find people that uplift you, not tear you down.
- Find people that uplift you, not tear you down.
- Things like that uplift me and keep me on the path.
- However, they will expect you to uplift them forever.
- Whether you're cleaning, speaking with people, if you uplift others, you uplift yourself.
- They often uplift and encourage other people.
- Be sure to use those words to uplift people.
- You know, that's all I'm about is uplifting the the greatness in every black man.
- Then there's sounds that sort of uplift us.
- So we, yes us, we have to protect, support and uplift them.
- And again, it's just to like talk about and share and uplift Asian American Pacific Islander voices.
- So they were dedicated to the black experience and uplifting black people.
- Like you want to feel that if you couldn't uplift something or someone, at least don't pull it down.
- And it's trying to uplift yourself, to make yourself feel better, to fit in.
- They're not giving them content that uplifts them.
Examples
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Whether you're cleaning, speaking with people, if you uplift others, you uplift yourself.
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In a church setting, the pipe organ can uplift the minds of listeners before, during, and after the service.
Academic text (2011) -
How do I uplift people in that situation?
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Things like that uplift me and keep me on the path.
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We are taught to uplift each other and speak truth.
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However, they will expect you to uplift them forever.
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Find people that uplift you, not tear you down.
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So, you know, when we treat persons as persons, we are uplifting human personality.
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The students felt rewarded and uplifted when they finally got things done and achieved concrete results.
Academic text (2011) -
In one instant, his fears were demolished, his hopes uplifted, his doubts dispelled, and his heart restored.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
837
3.2
Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act
392
1.0
To make someone feel happier
329
1.5
Help someone feel happier when they are sad or sick
234
1.4
To feel happier after being sad or to make someone feel happier
215
3.7
To help someone become better off or more confident
104
3.4
To make people or a situation feel more cheerful
84
4.3
To give extra support to a person, plan, or idea
69
4.1
To become or make someone feel more cheerful and relaxed
54
1.0
Cause someone to feel happy or amused
28
4.1
Make someone feel excited and full of energy
19
6.4
To make someone feel very happy and proud
19
3.7
To make someone feel happier and more hopeful
17
2.7
Make a room or person more cheerful
16
3.1
Become more lively and cheerful after feeling tired or sad
14
6.3
To become or make someone more cheerful and confident
13
5.5
Make someone feel happier or more confident
8
2.8
To make someone feel happier or more cheerful
8
3.9
To make someone feel happier
5
3.7
Make people feel more confident and positive
3
4.1
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
3
7.0
Make someone feel happier and full of energy
3
4.1
Make someone or something more lively and interesting
3
3.4
Make a room feel happier and more lively
1
3.9
To make someone feel happier when they are sad
1
3.4
Help someone feel happier
To make someone feel more cheerful and confident
To make someone feel stronger in their mind or feelings
To make a room feel happier and more lively
To give help to someone or something to make them stronger
To try to make someone feel happier when they are sad
To make someone feel happier or more lively
Antonyms
How Uplifting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uplift is made of up and lift, like lifting something to a higher shelf. So when something uplifts you, it 'raises' your mood or makes you 'happier'.