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English verb: bring up | |||
| 1. | bring up (creation) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | ||
| Samples | Raise the specter of unemployment. He conjured wild birds in the air. Call down the spirits from the mountain. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, bless, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
| Verb group | call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | ||
| 2. | bring up (social) bring up | ||
| Samples | Raise a family. Bring up children. | ||
| Synonyms | nurture, parent, raise, rear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cradle, fledge, foster | ||
| Cause | grow up | ||
| 3. | bring up (social) promote from a lower position or rank | ||
| Samples | This player was brought up to the major league. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | ||
| 4. | bring up (motion) raise from a lower to a higher position | ||
| Samples | Raise your hands. Lift a load. | ||
| Examples | The men bring up the chairs | ||
| Synonyms | elevate, get up, lift, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boost, chin, chin up, erect, gather up, get up, heighten, hike, hike up, hoist, hoist, hoist, jack, jack up, kick up, leaven, levitate, lift, lift up, pick up, pinnacle, prove, pump, raise, rear, run up, shoulder, skid, trice, trice up, underlay, wind | ||
| Cause | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Antonyms | bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | ||
| 5. | bring up (motion) cause to come to a sudden stop | ||
| Samples | The noise brought her up in shock. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
| 6. | bring up (communication) put forward for consideration or discussion | ||
| Samples | Raise the question of promotions. Bring up an unpleasant topic. | ||
| Synonyms | raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer | ||
| 7. | bring up (communication) make reference to | ||
| Samples | His name was mentioned in connection with the invention. | ||
| Synonyms | advert, cite, mention, name, refer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | have in mind, mean, think of | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appeal, bring up, cite, commend, cross-refer, drag up, dredge up, invoke, namedrop, quote, raise, remember, remember, speak of the devil, touch on | ||
| 8. | bring up (body) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | ||
| Samples | Boot your computer. | ||
| Synonyms | boot, reboot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | resuscitate, revive | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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