# uplift

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌpˈlɪft/ · frequency rank #20,535

## Definitions
1. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
2. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
3. To aggravate; to increase.
4. To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
5. To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
6. To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
7. To backport.
8. To pick up; take possession of.

## Etymology
From up- + lift.

## Easily confused with
- **uplink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uplift-vs-uplink)
- **uplifted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uplift-vs-uplifted)

## Common misspellings (9)
`pulift`, `ulpift`, `upilft`, `uplfit`, `uplifft`, `upliftt`, `uplitf`, `upllift`, `upplift`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uplift