— upliftment , n.
v. /up lift"/ ; n. /up"lift'/ , v.t.
1. to lift up; raise; elevate.
2. to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.
3. to exalt emotionally or spiritually.
v.i.
4. to become uplifted.
n.
5. an act of lifting up or raising; elevation.
6. the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.
7. emotional or spiritual exaltation.
8. a brassiere.
9. Geol. an upheaval.
[ 1300-50; ME upliften. See UP-, LIFT ]
Syn. 7. enrichment, betterment, enhancement.