The verb is pronounced /ʌplɪft/. The noun is pronounced /ʌplɪft/.
( uplifted)
1.
If something uplifts 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 uplift us and make us feel better...
Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.
VERB : V n , V n
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Uplift is also a noun.
This victory was a massive uplift for us.
N-VAR
2.
In economics, an uplift in something such as the price of shares is an increase in their value. ( BUSINESS )
...an uplift in the stock market...
Its shares were down across the first quarter, but are now showing a 20 per cent uplift.
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N in n