uplift

IPA: ˈʌpɫɪft

The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
(geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
(transport) The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
(colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
(law) An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.

To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
(science fiction) To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
(law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
(aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
(New Zealand) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
(law, Australia, transitive) To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.

Examples of "uplift" in Sentences

SIGAR says that the January 2012 personnel target for this uplift is 1,500 personnel.
A nation that spends more on war than human uplift is approaching spiritual death - Martin Luther King Jr.
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
For climate researchers trying to understand major episodes of global climate change in Earth's past, the timing of the uplift is a crucial piece of information.
As Dr. King said, "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."