lift up

Verb

Meaning

take and lift upward

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pick up uplift elate intoxicate gather up increase offer improve raise rear lift raising boost erect cheer

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Antonyms

lower fall drop decline decrease conclude

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Hypernyms

raise lift stimulate shake stir elevate

Hyponyms

puff thrill exalt inebriate exhilarate beatify

Related terms

uplift lift off uplifting lift down

Examples

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time. Sydney Smith

When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius; lift up thy head. William Blake

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Booker T. Washington

Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down. Madagascan Proverb

To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon. Chinese Proverb

Many people together lift up the ‘ndiri'. Kikuyu Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lift the spirits of lift tower lift truck lift up a voice lift valve lift weights