uplift

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
2. 2
   To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level: To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
3. 3
   To aggravate; to increase.
4. 4
   To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
5. 5
   To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
6. 6
   To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
7. 7
   To backport.

Noun

1. 1
   The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).
2. 2
   A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
3. 3
   The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
4. 4
   A brassiere that raises the breasts.
5. 5
   An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.