UPLIFT: значение слова

I.
Date: 14th century
transitive verb to lift up ; elevate , to improve the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of, intransitive verb rise , uplifter noun

II. noun
Date: circa 1845
an act, process, result, or cause of uplifting: as, a. the uplifting of a part of the earth's surface, an uplifted mass of land, a bettering of a condition especially spiritually, socially, or intellectually, c. influences intended to uplift, a social movement to improve especially morally or culturally, a brassiere designed to hold the breasts up