bring up

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verb

1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (Freq. 3)
- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- call down the spirits from the mountain
• Syn:
raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke,
stir, call down, arouse, put forward, call forth
• Derivationally related forms:
evocation (for: evoke), invocation (for: invoke), conjurer (for: conjure), conjuration (for: conjure), conjuror (for: conjure), conjury (for: conjure), conjuring (for: conjure)
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize,
anathemise, imprecate, maledict, bless
• Verb Group:
provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. bring up (Freq. 2)
- raise a family
- bring up children
• Syn:
rear, raise, nurture, parent
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parent), parentage (for: parent), nurture (for: nurture), raising (for: raise), rearing (for: rear)
• Hyponyms:
fledge, cradle, foster
• Cause:
grow up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. promote from a lower position or rank (Freq. 1)
- This player was brought up to the major league
• Hypernyms:
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. raise from a lower to a higher position (Freq. 1)
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
• Syn:
raise, lift, elevate, get up
• Ant:
lower (for: raise)
• See Also:
lift up (for: lift)
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation (for: elevate), elevator (for: elevate), lift (for: lift), lifter (for: lift), raise (for: raise)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
get up, jack, jack up, shoulder, kick up,
hoist, lift, wind, trice, trice up, run up,
pump, levitate, underlay, skid, pinnacle, chin,
chin up, raise, leaven, prove, heighten, hike,
hike, boost, pick up, lift up, gather up,
rear, erect
• Cause:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up,
come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The men bring up the chairs
5. cause to come to a sudden stop (Freq. 1)
- The noise brought her up in shock
• Hypernyms:
stop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. put forward for consideration or discussion
- raise the question of promotions
- bring up an unpleasant topic
• Syn:
raise
• Hypernyms:
mention, advert, cite, name, refer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
7. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
- boot your computer
• Syn:
boot, reboot
• Hypernyms:
resuscitate, revive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. make reference to
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
• Syn:
mention, advert, cite, name, refer
• Derivationally related forms:
reference (for: refer), name (for: name), naming (for: name), citation (for: cite), mention (for: mention), mentioner (for: mention)
• Hypernyms:
think of, have in mind, mean
• Hyponyms:
commend, remember, speak of the devil, quote, cite,
touch on, invoke, appeal, namedrop, raise, drag up,
dredge up, cross-refer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP (for: refer)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: refer)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: advert)