ɪˈleɪt ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt ʌpˈhi.vəl ʌpˈlɪft ʌpˈlɪft fill with high spirits; fill with optimism Music can uplift your spirits lift up or elevate lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces the earth's movement uplifted this part of town a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)