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bring-up

Verbs

• (v) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  • raise the specter of unemployment
  • he conjured wild birds in the air
  • call down the spirits from the mountain
  call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, arouse, put forward, evoke, stir, raise,
• (v) bring up
  • raise a family
  • bring up children
  parent, nurture, rear, raise,
• (v) promote from a lower position or rank
  • This player was brought up to the major league
• (v) raise from a lower to a higher position
  • Raise your hands
  • Lift a load
  lift, elevate, raise, get up,
• (v) cause to come to a sudden stop
  • The noise brought her up in shock
• (v) put forward for consideration or discussion
  • raise the question of promotions
  • bring up an unpleasant topic
  raise,
• (v) make reference to
  • His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
  cite, mention, refer, advert, name,
• (v) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
  • boot your computer
  reboot, boot,

Synonyms

call down conjure conjure up invoke call forth arouse put forward evoke stir raise parent nurture rear lift elevate get up cite mention refer advert name reboot boot

Antonyms

bring down let down lower take down get down

See also

gather up lift up pick up

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