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rehabilitation
The process of rehabilitating something.
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  1. The process of rehabilitating something.
  2. A restoration of reputation and character, the term has many context-sensitive meanings. In penology, it is the process of improving the inmate’s character so he will become a productive member of society. At a trial, it is the restoration of a witness’s credibility after it has been impeached under cross examination. In the context of bankruptcy, it is restoring a corporation’s solvency by satisfying the creditors’ claims with future earnings, so that the corporation may continue to do business. See also mitigating circumstance. A restoration of reputation and character, the term has many context-sensitive meanings. In penology, it is the process of improving the inmate’s character so he will become a productive member of society. At a trial, it is the restoration of a witness’s credibility after it has been impeached under cross examination. In the context of bankruptcy, it is restoring a corporation’s solvency by satisfying the creditors’ claims with future earnings, so that the corporation may continue to do business. See also mitigating circumstance.
improvement
The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.
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  1. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.
  2. The state of being improved.
  3. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
betterment
(Law) An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.
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  1. (Law) An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.
  2. An improvement.
  3. (Law) An improvement to a property that adds to its value.
education
The field of study that is concerned with the pedagogy of teaching and learning.
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  1. The field of study that is concerned with the pedagogy of teaching and learning.
  2. An instructive or enlightening experience:
  3. A program of instruction of a specified kind or level:
culture
Production, development, or improvement of a particular plant, animal, commodity, etc.
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  1. Production, development, or improvement of a particular plant, animal, commodity, etc.
  2. These arts, beliefs, and other products considered with respect to a particular subject or mode of expression:
  3. Development, improvement, or refinement of the intellect, emotions, interests, manners, and taste
enlightenment
The act or a means of enlightening.
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  1. The act or a means of enlightening.
  2. A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
  3. (Buddhism & Hinduism) A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.
planned-economy
(Economics, politics) An economic system in which government directly manages supply and demand for goods and services by controlling production, prices, and distribution in accordance with a long-term design and schedule of objectives.
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  1. (Economics, politics) An economic system in which government directly manages supply and demand for goods and services by controlling production, prices, and distribution in accordance with a long-term design and schedule of objectives.
social security
In the U.S., a federal system of social-insurance and welfare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, paying benefits to eligible persons who are retired, unemployed, disabled, indigent, etc.
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  1. In the U.S., a federal system of social-insurance and welfare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, paying benefits to eligible persons who are retired, unemployed, disabled, indigent, etc.
  2. A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to help ensure the wellbeing of its citizens.
  3. A government program that provides economic assistance to persons faced with unemployment, disability, or agedness, financed by assessment of employers and employees.
boost
To increase; raise:
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  1. To increase; raise:
  2. To raise by or as by a push from behind or below; push up
  3. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
elevate
To raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
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  1. To raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
  2. To raise the spirits of; elate; exhilarate
  3. To lift up; raise
heave
To give out or utter with effort or pain:
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  1. To give out or utter with effort or pain:
  2. To raise or lift, esp. with effort
  3. (Naut.) To raise, haul, pull, move, etc. by pulling with a rope or cable
hoist
To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
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  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To raise aloft; lift or pull up, esp. by means of a cable, pulley, crane, etc.
lift
To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To reduce the sagging of (the face, breasts, etc.) by means of cosmetic surgery
  3. To bring up to a higher position; raise
raise
To voice; utter:
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  1. To voice; utter:
  2. To stir up; instigate:
  3. To bring about; provoke:
rear
To build; erect
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  1. To build; erect
  2. To bring up by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; raise
  3. (Archaic) To lift upright; raise.
take up
To occupy; to consume (space or time).
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  1. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
  2. (With on) To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.
  3. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
uphold
To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
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  1. To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To hold up; raise
upraise
To raise or lift up; elevate.
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  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.
uprear
To bring up; rear
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  1. To bring up; rear
  2. To lift up
  3. To raise or lift up.
aggrandize
To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.
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  1. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; applied to persons, countries, etc.
  2. To increase the scope of; extend:
  3. To consider to be or cause to appear greater than is really the case; exaggerate:
apotheosize
To make a god of; deify
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  1. To make a god of; deify
  2. To glorify; idealize
  3. To glorify; exalt.
dignify
To give dignity to; make worthy of esteem; honor, exalt, or ennoble
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  1. To give dignity to; make worthy of esteem; honor, exalt, or ennoble
  2. To raise the status of (something unworthy or lowly); make honorable:
  3. To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to:
elevate
To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level:
  3. To raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
ennoble
To confer nobility upon:
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  1. To confer nobility upon:
  2. To ennoble textile fabrics, the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing, which together are known as 'ennobling fabrics'.
  3. To give a noble quality to; dignify
exalt
To glorify, praise, or honor.
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  1. To glorify, praise, or honor.
  2. To fill with joy, pride, etc.; elate
  3. To raise in status, dignity, power, honor, wealth, etc.
glorify
To exalt and honor (God), as in worship
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  1. To exalt and honor (God), as in worship
  2. To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case:
  3. To give glory to, especially through worship.
magnify
To have the power of increasing the apparent size of an object, as a microscope or telescope does
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  1. To have the power of increasing the apparent size of an object, as a microscope or telescope does
  2. To cause to appear greater, more important, or more extreme than is in fact the case:
  3. To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses
animate
To stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
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  1. To stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
  2. To give life to; fill with life:
  3. To give motion to; put into action
buoy
To mark or provide with a buoy
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  1. To mark or provide with a buoy
  2. To lift up or keep up in spirits; encourage
  3. To hearten or inspire; uplift:
elate
To raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, or joyful
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  1. To raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, or joyful
  2. To fill with great joy or happiness; delight:
elevate
To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To lift up; raise
  3. To lift the spirits of; elate.
exhilarate
To make cheerful, merry, or lively
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  1. To make cheerful, merry, or lively
  2. To invigorate or stimulate
  3. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate:
flush
To drive away with a rapid flow of a liquid:
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  1. To drive away with a rapid flow of a liquid:
  2. To remove or eliminate:
  3. Squarely or solidly:
inspire
To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
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  1. To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
  2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion:
  3. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch:
inspirit
To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour
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  1. To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour
  2. To put spirit into; give life or courage to; cheer; exhilarate
lift
To yield to upward pressure:
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  1. To yield to upward pressure:
  2. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  3. To reduce the sagging of (the face, breasts, etc.) by means of cosmetic surgery
exalt
To heighten or intensify the action or effect of
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  1. To heighten or intensify the action or effect of
  2. To raise in status, dignity, power, honor, wealth, etc.
  3. To fill with joy, pride, etc.; elate
animation
The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.
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  1. The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.
  2. Images or special effects created through animation.
  3. The art or process of making movies with drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of static objects, including all techniques other than the continuous filming of live-action images.
elatedness
Quality of being elated.
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  1. Quality of being elated.
elation
A feeling of exultant joy or pride; high spirits
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  1. A feeling of exultant joy or pride; high spirits
euphoria
A feeling of vigor, well-being, or high spirits
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  1. A feeling of vigor, well-being, or high spirits
  2. A feeling of great happiness or well-being.
exaltation
The act of exalting or the condition of being exalted.
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  1. The act of exalting or the condition of being exalted.
  2. A feeling of great joy, pride, power, etc.; elation; rapture
  3. A state or feeling of intense, often excessive exhilaration or well-being.
exhilaration
The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated:
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  1. The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated:
  2. An exhilarated condition or feeling; liveliness; high spirits; stimulation
  3. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
inspiration
The condition of being so excited:
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  1. The condition of being so excited:
  2. Something, such as a sudden creative act or idea, that is inspired:
  3. The quality of being so excited, as manifested in something:
lift
An elevation of the spirits:
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  1. An elevation of the spirits:
  2. A machine or device designed to pick up, raise, or carry something.
  3. Assistance or help:
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  • Assume first, however, that there is no uplift from intrusive water.

  • English Christianity seemed to have no power to uplift the people.

  • After the subsidence came another period of uplift, possibly still in progress.

  • Marine deposits were laid down over the south of the state after a submergence of the region; an uplift afterwards made of these deposits a coastal plain.

  • The ores of the Joplin district, in the Ozark uplift in the Mississippi Valley, are remarkable in that they are specially adapted to mechanical concentration.

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