Uplift

[Sarah]

To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift thearm; to uplift a rock. Cowper.Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave,and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton.

[Sarah]

Def. 1 (verb): to genetically alter a non-human species in such a way that they achieve a level and style of intelligence approaching that of human beings.

Def. 2 (noun): the process of uplifting a species.

Def. 3 (noun): an uplifed species or individual members of such a species

Bachground: Possibly first coined by David Brin in his series of science fiction books The

[Becky]

[the best] [clan] ever! made by [fat] himself!

[Julian]

Raise the level of; improve.