Up·lift v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock.
Satan, talking to his nearest mate,
With head uplift above the wave, and eyes
That sparkling blazed. --Milton.
uplifting
n : the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed
the blue of a summer sky"