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Definition: Uplifted |
UpliftedAdjective1. (archaic) exalted emotionally especially with pride. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "uplifted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Crosswords: Uplifted |
| English words defined with "uplifted": Upstare. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "uplifted": Basin and Range province ♦ Damiens' Bed of Steel ♦ endgate ♦ fault-fold ♦ Jehovah-nissi. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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![]() | Aerial view of uplifted limestone islands in Palau . Ca. 1971. Credit: Small World. | ![]() | Koror Harbor east entrance showing barrier reef to outside and patch reefs in lagoon. North side of entrance. Uplifted limestone islands. Credit: Small World. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Oh! the human race shall be delivered, uplifted, and consoled! |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | With a sudden movement she bowed his head and joined her lips to his and he read the meaning of her movements in her frank uplifted eyes. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Uplifted" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 48.94% of the time. "Uplifted" is used about 47 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 48.94% | 23 | 72,767 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 42.55% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 8.51% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 47 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "uplifted": feel uplifted. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
uplifted | 10 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "uplifted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 上升 (Ascendant, Ascendent, Ascent, Climb, Climbed, Climbing, Raise, Raised, Raising, rise, risen, rising, uphill). (various references) | ||||
German | hochgehoben, erhob (levied, upraised). (various references) | ||||
Hebrew | מורם (elevated, raised), מו ף (hoisted). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ifteduplay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sublimis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 11, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Mh katakaucw twn kladwn ei de katakaucasai ou su thn rizan bastazeiV all h riza se |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Noli gloriari adversus ramos quod si gloriaris non tu radicem portas sed radix te |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ne gielp ymb þas bogas. Gif ge gielpað, þinc eow þes: Ge ne fediað wyrtruman, ac wyrtruma fedeð eow. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Nyle thou haue glorie ayens the braunchis. For if thou gloriest, thou berist not the roote, but the roote thee. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Bost not thy selfe agaynst the brauches. For yf thou bost thy selfe remember that thou bearest not the rote but the rote the. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Boast not against the branches. But if thou boastest, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported. |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 11, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | nan, ayaw pagpasigarbohi ang mga sanga. Kon magpasigarbo man gayud ikaw, hinumdami nga dili baya ikaw mao ang nagsapnay sa punoan, hinonoa ang punoan mao ang nagasapnay kanimo. |
| Croatian | ne uznosi se nad grane. Ako li se hoæeš uznositi - ne nosiš ti korijena, nego korijen tebe. |
| Danish | da ros dig ikke imod Grenene; men dersom du roser dig, da bærer jo ikke du Roden, men Roden dig. |
| Dutch | Zo roem niet tegen de takken; en indien gij daartegen roemt, gij draagt den wortel niet, maar de wortel u. |
| Finnish | niin älä ylpeile oksien rinnalla; mutta jos ylpeilet, niin et sinä kuitenkaan kannata juurta, vaan juuri kannattaa sinua. |
| French | ne te glorifie pas aux dépens de ces branches. Si tu te glorifies, sache que ce n`est pas toi qui portes la racine, mais que c`est la racine qui te porte. |
| German | so rühme dich nicht wider die Zweige. Rühmst du dich aber wider sie, so sollst du wissen, daß du die Wurzel nicht trägst, sondern die Wurzel trägt dich. |
| Hungarian | Ne kevélykedjél az ágak ellenében: ha pedig kevélykedel, nem te hordozod a gyökeret, hanem a gyökér téged. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Oleh karena itu janganlah kalian menganggap enteng mereka yang sudah dikerat seperti cabang itu. Kalian harus ingat bahwa kalian hanya cabang saja. Dan bukannya cabang yang memberi makan kepada akar, melainkan akar yang memberi makan kepada cabang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | janganlah engkau memegahkan dirimu kepada cabang-cabang itu. Tetapi jikalau engkau memegahkan dirimu sekali pun, ingatlah: Bukannya engkau yang menanggung akar itu, melainkan akar itu menanggung engkau. |
| Italian | non menar tanto vanto contro i rami! Se ti vuoi proprio vantare, sappi che non sei tu che porti la radice, ma è la radice che porta te. |
| Latvian | Tad nelielies zaru priekðâ! Bet ja lielies, tad zini, ka ne tu nes sakni, bet sakne tevi! |
| Maori | Aua e whakapehapeha ki nga manga. Ki te whakapehapeha ia koe, ehara i te mea nau i mau ake ai te pakiaka, engari na te pakiaka koe. |
| Norwegian | da ros dig ikke mot grenene! men hvis du roser dig, så er det dog ikke du som bærer roten, men roten som bærer dig. |
| Portuguese | não te glories contra os ramos; e, se contra eles te gloriares, não és tu que sustentas a raiz, mas a raiz a ti. |
| Rumanian | nu te fqli fayq de ramuri. Dacq te fqlewti, sq wtii cq nu tu yii rqdqcina, ci rqdqcina te yine pe tine. |
| Shuar | Tura kanawe tsupikmajai nankaamantu Enentáimtumasaip. Warí, ame kakarmarmijiai numi wajatsui antsu ni kakarmarijiai iwiaakme. |
| Spanish | no te jactes contra las demás ramas. Pero aunque te jactes en contra de ellas, no eres tú quien sustentas a la raíz, sino la raíz a ti. |
| Swahili | Basi, msiwadharau wale waliokatwa kama matawi! Na, hata kama kuna la kujivunia, kumbukeni kwamba si ninyi mnaoitegemeza mizizi, bali mizizi ndiyo inayowategemeza ninyi. |
| Swedish | så må du icke därför förhäva dig över grenarna. Nej, om du skulle vilja förhäva dig, så besinna att det icke är du som bär roten, utan att roten bär dig. |
| Uma | Aga neo' molangko nono-ni ompi'. Neo' niruge' -ra to Yahudi to ratadi toera. Kiwoi-e': koi' hewa ra'a wo'o-wadi, koi' mporata rasi' ngkai rali' kaju to rapiara, bela kaju to mporata rasi' ngkai koi'! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Uplifted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: uglified. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "uplifted" (pronounced u"pli'ftud) |
| 6 | -l i' f t u d | airlifted. |
| 4 | -f t u d | crafted, drafted, drifted, gifted, grafted, handcrafted, lifted, rafted, redrafted, shafted, shifted, sifted, tufted, wafted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-f-i-l-p-t-u" | |
-1 letter: upfield. | |
-2 letters: dilute, flited, fluted, futile, lifted, plutei, uplift. | |
-3 letters: delft, duple, felid, fetid, field, filed, filet, flied, flite, flued, fluid, flute, letup, luted, piled, plied, puled, tepid, tilde, tiled, tulip, uplit, utile. | |
-4 letters: defi, deft, deil, delf, deli, delt, diel, diet, dipt, dite, duel, duet, duit, dupe, edit, etui, felt, feud, file, fled. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-f-i-l-p-t-u" | |
+2 letters: despiteful. | |
+4 letters: despitefully. | |
+5 letters: disrespectful, superfluidity. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 70 6C 69 66 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- .--. .-.. .. ..-. - . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01110000 01101100 01101001 01100110 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U p l i f t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 0070 006C 0069 0066 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5582787572867170 |
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