<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to lift up; raise; elevate.</li><li>to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.</li><li>to exalt emotionally or spiritually.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of lifting up or raising; elevation.</li><li>the process or work of improving, as socially, intellectually, or morally.</li><li>emotional or spiritual exaltation.</li><li>Synonyms: enhancement, betterment, enrichment.</li><li>a brassiere.</li><li>Geology: an upheaval.</li></ul>