different between gladden vs uplift

English

Etymology

glad +? -en

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??læd?n/

Verb

gladden (third-person singular simple present gladdens, present participle gladdening, simple past and past participle gladdened)

1. (transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To become more glad in one's disposition.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• cheer, cheer up, gratify, please

Derived terms

• begladden
• ungladden

Translations

Anagrams

• dangled

English

Etymology

up- +? lift

Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: ?pl?ft?, IPA^(key): /?p?l?ft/
• (adjective, noun) enPR: ?p?l?ft, IPA^(key): /??pl?ft/

Verb

uplift (third-person singular simple present uplifts, present participle uplifting, simple past and past participle uplifted)

1. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
2. (law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
3. (aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
4. (New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.

Translations

Noun

uplift (plural uplifts)

1. The act or result of being uplifted.
2. (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
   • 1971, George Finiel Adams, Jerome Wyckoff, Landforms (page 143)

     Recent uplift of the Maine and Oregon coasts has not been enough to "undrown" the larger valleys; the shorelines are still submergent.

3. (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

See also

• improvement

Translations

Anagrams

• lift up, liftup, pitful