bring up

verb

1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (Freq. 3)

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raise the specter of unemployment

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he conjured wild birds in the air

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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:

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

2. bring up (Freq. 2)

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raise a family

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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:

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Somebody ——s somebody

3. promote from a lower position or rank (Freq. 1)

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This player was brought up to the major league

• Hypernyms: ↑promote, ↑upgrade, ↑advance, ↑kick upstairs, ↑raise, ↑elevate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody

4. raise from a lower to a higher position (Freq. 1)

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Raise your hands

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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 up, ↑boost, ↑pick up, ↑lift up, ↑gather up, ↑rear, ↑erect

• Cause:

↑rise, ↑lift, ↑arise, ↑move up, ↑go up, ↑come up, ↑uprise

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody PP

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Somebody ——s something PP

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The men bring up the chairs

5. cause to come to a sudden stop (Freq. 1)

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The noise brought her up in shock

• Hypernyms: ↑stop

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

6. put forward for consideration or discussion

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raise the question of promotions

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bring up an unpleasant topic

• Syn: ↑raise

• Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑advert, ↑cite, ↑name, ↑refer

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

7. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

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boot your computer

• Syn: ↑boot, ↑reboot

• Hypernyms: ↑resuscitate, ↑revive

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

8. make reference to

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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:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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Something is ——ing PP

(for: ↑refer)

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Somebody ——s PP

(for: ↑refer)

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Somebody ——s PP

(for: ↑advert)

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When you bring up a child, you look after it until it is grown up, and you try to give it particular beliefs and attitudes.

Tony was brought up strictly.

The great majority of them have been brought up in working-class homes.

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You can use adverbs such as `well' or `badly' in front of brought up. If you say that a young person is well brought up, you mean that their behaviour shows that they were taught how to behave properly when they were a child.

She's a nicely brought up girl, anyone can see that.

She was a good, properly brought up young woman.

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◊ 'raise'

In American English, raise can be used to mean `bring up'.

Henry and his wife May have raised ten children.

Paul came to America when he was two years old and was raised as a ranch kid in Oregon.

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Note that Americans do not say that someone is `well raised'.

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◊ 'educate'

Do not confuse bring up or raise with educate. To educate a child means to teach it various subjects, usually at school.

Many more schools are needed to educate the young.

He was sent home as being impossible to educate.

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(chiefly of a ship) come to a stop

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bring up [phrasal verb]

1 bring (someone) up or bring up (someone) : to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)

I was born and brought up [=raised, reared] in Chicago.

My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

My parents brought me up to respect authority. [=my parents taught me to respect authority when I was a child]

2 bring (something) up or bring up (something)

2 a : to mention (something) when talking : to start to talk about (something)

We were waiting for a suitable moment to bring up [=introduce, raise] the subject of his unpaid bills.

I wasn't going to talk about money, but since you've brought it up, I guess it's something we should really discuss.

I'm glad you mentioned money. That brings up the question of how much we can afford to spend.

2 b computers : to cause (something, such as a file or picture) to appear on a computer screen

The system makes it easy to bring up (on the screen) information about any customer.

2 c : ↑vomit, 1

The patient tried to eat some breakfast but immediately brought it back up again.

3 bring (someone) up : to cause (someone) to stop suddenly

— used in phrases like bring up short and bring up suddenly

He was just starting to argue when her scream brought him up short.

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Main Entry: ↑bring