Positive verbs that start with U

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  • Unburden

    v. · calm, kind

    To relieve someone of worry, responsibility, or weight.

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    A frank conversation helped unburden him before the hearing.

  • Undergird

    v. · resilient, thoughtfulless common

    To strengthen and provide firm support for something.

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    Shared standards undergird the cooperative's longstanding fair lending policy.

  • Understand

    v. · thoughtful, kind

    To grasp meaning and respond with informed sympathy.

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    Patient questions helped the mediator understand both families' concerns.

  • Unfetter

    v. · hopeful, capableless common

    To free someone or something from restraint.

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    The scholarship helped unfetter her research from commercial pressure.

  • Unify

    v. · kind, hopeful

    To bring people or parts together into harmony.

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    A shared garden can unify neighbors across several generations.

  • Unite

    v. · kind, hopeful

    To join people around a shared purpose or effort.

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    The annual cleanup will unite residents from every neighborhood.

  • Untangle

    v. · thoughtful, capable

    To resolve confusion or separate a difficult knot.

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    A clear timeline helped investigators untangle the conflicting accounts.

  • Unwind

    v. · calm, joyful

    To relax and release tension after effort or worry.

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    The musicians unwind after rehearsals with tea in the courtyard.

  • Upcycle

    v. · capable, hopeful

    To turn discarded material into something of greater use or value.

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    The class will upcycle old banners into durable book bags.

  • Upgrade

    v. · capable, hopeful

    To improve something by replacing or adding better features.

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    The clinic will upgrade its backup power before winter.

  • Uphold

    v. · resilient, thoughtful

    To support and defend a principle, right, or standard.

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    Good leaders uphold the same safety rules for everyone.

  • Uplift

    v. · joyful, hopeful

    To raise someone's mood, confidence, or sense of possibility.

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    The children's concert helped uplift the residents of the care home.

  • Upraise

    v. · hopeful, joyfulless common

    To lift, elevate, or praise someone or something.

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    The poem will upraise quiet acts of everyday courage.

  • Upskill

    v. · capable, hopeful

    To learn additional abilities for work or a practical role.

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    The free course helps local cooks upskill in food safety.