English dictionary
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English verb: bring out | |||
| 1. | bring out (perception) make visible | ||
| Samples | Summer brings out bright clothes. He brings out the best in her. | ||
| Synonyms | reveal, uncover, unveil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disclose, excavate, expose, trot out, unearth, unfold | ||
| 2. | bring out (contact) bring out of a specific state | ||
| Synonyms | let out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
| 3. | bring out (communication) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale | ||
| Samples | Publish a magazine or newspaper. | ||
| Examples | They won't bring out the story | ||
| Synonyms | issue, publish, put out, release | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | edit | ||
| 4. | bring out (change) direct attention to, as if by means of contrast | ||
| Samples | This dress accentuates your nice figure!. I set off these words by brackets. | ||
| Synonyms | set off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foreground, highlight, pick up, play up, raise, spotlight | ||
| 5. | bring out (perception) bring onto the market or release | ||
| Samples | Produce a movie. Bring out a book. Produce a new play. | ||
| Synonyms | bring on, produce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | offer | ||
| Cause | appear | ||
| 6. | bring out (emotion) encourage to be less reserved | ||
| Samples | The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
| 7. | bring out (contact) take out of a container or enclosed space | ||
| Samples | Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!. | ||
| Synonyms | get out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take out, unpack | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | winkle, winkle out | ||
| 8. | bring out (communication) bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. | ||
| Synonyms | introduce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquaint, introduce, present | ||
| 9. | bring out (communication) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | ||
| Samples | The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold. The actress won't reveal how old she is. Bring out the truth. He broke the news to her. Unwrap the evidence in the murder case. | ||
| Synonyms | break, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, babble out, betray, bewray, blab, blab out, blackwash, blow, come out, come out of the closet, confide, leak, let the cat out of the bag, muckrake, out, out, peach, reveal, sing, spill the beans, spring, talk, tattle | ||
| Cause | break, get around, get out | ||
| Verb group | break, get around, get out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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