bring up
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(verb) cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" |
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Related Words: stop |
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(verb) promote from a lower position or rank; "This pplayer was brought up to the major league" |
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Related Words: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade |
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(verb) put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" |
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Synonyms: raise |
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Related Words: advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer |
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(verb) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" |
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Synonyms: boot, reboot |
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Related Words: resuscitate, revive |
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(verb) make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
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Synonyms: advert, cite, mention, name, refer |
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Related Words: appeal, bring up, commend, cross-refer, drag up, dredge up, have in mind, invoke, mean, namedrop, raise, remember, think of, touch on |
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(verb) bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
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Synonyms: nurture, parent, raise, rear |
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Related Words: cradle, fledge, foster |
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(verb) raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
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Synonyms: elevate, get up, lift, raise |
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Related Words: boost, chin, chin up, displace, erect, gather up, get up, heighten, hike, hike up, hoist, jack, jack up, kick up, leaven, lift, lift up, move, pick up, pinnacle, prove, pump, raise, rear, run up, shoulder, skid, trice, trice up, wind |
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(verb) evoke or call forth: "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance" |
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Synonyms: arouse, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, invoke, put forward, raise, stir |
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Related Words: create, make |
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