Uplift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] — Webster enters it under “uplift”
To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton.
1 other Webster entry under this spelling
Uplift, n. (Geol.)
A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
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Fernald has no entry of its own for uplifted; he lists it under high.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.