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Uplift vs Uptake - What's the difference?

uplift | uptake |

As verbs the difference between uplift and uptake

is that uplift is to raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level while uptake is (archaic) to take up, to lift.

As nouns the difference between uplift and uptake

is that uplift is the act or result of being uplifted while uptake is understanding, comprehension.

uplift

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of being uplifted.
  • (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
  • (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

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    * * English heteronyms

    uptake

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • understanding, comprehension
  • absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism
  • (dated) a chimney

    • Derived terms

    * quick or slow on the uptake

    Verb

  • (archaic) To take up, to lift.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.ii:
  • *:He hearkned to his reason, and the childe / Vptaking , to the Palmer gaue to beare [...].

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