# uplift vs uplink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### uplift
*verb · IPA /ʌpˈlɪft/ · frequency rank #20,535*
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

### uplink
*noun · frequency rank #40,500*
The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link.

## Source
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