English verb: bring down | |||
1. | bring down (motion) move something or somebody to a lower position | ||
Samples | Take down the vase from the shelf. | ||
Synonyms | get down, let down, lower, take down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | depress, dip, incline, reef | ||
Cause | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Antonyms | lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | ||
2. | bring down (social) cause the downfall of; of rulers | ||
Samples | The Czar was overthrown. Subvert the ruling class. | ||
Synonyms | overthrow, overturn, subvert | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depose, force out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | revolutionize | ||
3. | bring down (communication) impose something unpleasant | ||
Samples | The principal visited his rage on the students. | ||
Synonyms | impose, inflict, visit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something on somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clamp, dictate, foist, give, intrude, obtrude, order, prescribe | ||
4. | bring down (motion) cause to come to the ground | ||
Samples | The pilot managed to land the airplane safely. | ||
Synonyms | land, put down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
Cause | land, set down | ||
Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
5. | bring down (emotion) cause to be enthusiastic | ||
Samples | Her playing brought down the house. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enthuse | ||
6. | bring down (change) cut down on; make a reduction in | ||
Samples | Reduce your daily fat intake. The employer wants to cut back health benefits. | ||
Synonyms | cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deflate, detract, downsize, inflate, knock off, quench, retrench, shave, shorten, slash, spill, subtract, take away, thin, thin out | ||
Verb group | cut | ||