UPLIFT

I. Date: 14th century transitive verb to lift up ; elevate , to improve the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of, intransitive verb rise , ~er noun II. noun Date: circa 1845 an act, process, result, or cause of ~ing: as, a. the ~ing of a part of the earth's surface, an ~ed mass of land, a bettering of a condition especially spiritually, socially, or intellectually, c. influences intended to ~, a social movement to improve especially morally or culturally, a brassiere designed to hold the breasts up