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- [uhp-lif-tid]
- /ʌpˈlɪf tɪd/
- /ʌpˈlɪf.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-lif-tid]
- /ʌpˈlɪf tɪd/
Definitions of uplifted word
- adjective uplifted improved, as in mood or spirit. 1
- adjective uplifted raised or elevated, as a beam. 1
- verb with object uplifted to lift up; raise; elevate. 1
- verb with object uplifted to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples. 1
- verb with object uplifted to exalt emotionally or spiritually. 1
- verb without object uplifted to become uplifted. 1
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Origin of uplifted
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English: orig., past participle of uplift
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Parts of speech for Uplifted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uplifted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
uplifted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uplifted
adj uplifted
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- heightened — to increase the height of; make higher.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
verb uplifted
- edified — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- hefted — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
- jacked — Carpentry. having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure; cripple: jack rafter; jack truss.
Antonyms for uplifted
adj uplifted
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
- downhearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
Top questions with uplifted
- what are uplifted mountains?
- how are uplifted mountains formed?
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