(~ed)
1.
If something ~s people, it helps them to have a better life, for example by making them feel happy or by improving their social conditions. (LITERARY)
We need a little something to help sometimes, to ~ us and make us feel better...
Art was created to ~ the mind and the spirit.
VERB: V n, V n
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Uplift is also a noun.
This victory was a massive ~ for us.
N-VAR
2.
In economics, an ~ in something such as the price of shares is an increase in their value.
...an ~ in the stock market...
Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N in n