BRING UP Synonyms
There are 32 hypernyms of the phrase bring up. (close relations)
Definition of BRING UP
bring
Best Alternative Words for BRING UP
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raise | verbv | |||||||
noun • the amount a salary is increased • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) • increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) • the act of raising something verb • raise the level or amount of something • raise from a lower to a higher position • cause to be heard or known; express or utter • collect funds for a specific purpose • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • look after a child until it is an adult • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • move upwards • construct, build, or erect • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise • raise in rank or condition • increase the level of • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • cause to puff up with a leaven • bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level • bet more than the previous player • cause to assemble or enlist in military • put forward for consideration or discussion • pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth • activate or stir up • establish radio communications with • multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 • bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project • invigorate or heighten • put an end to • cause to become alive again • register formally as a participant or member | ||||||||
advert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a public promotion of some product or service verb • give heed (to) • make a more or less disguised reference to • make reference to | ||||||||
arouse | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||||
boot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg • compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools • the swift release of a store of affective force • protective casing for something that resembles a leg • an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg • a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed • the act of delivering a blow with the foot verb • kick; give a boot to • cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | ||||||||
cite | verbv | |||||||
noun • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage verb • make reference to • commend • refer to • repeat a passage from • refer to for illustration or proof • advance evidence for • call in an official matter, such as to attend court | ||||||||
conjure | verbv | |||||||
verb • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • ask for or request earnestly • engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | ||||||||
elevate | verbv | |||||||
verb • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • raise from a lower to a higher position • raise in rank or condition | ||||||||
evoke | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • call to mind | ||||||||
invoke | verbv | |||||||
verb • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cite as an authority; resort to • request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection | ||||||||
lift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of giving temporary assistance • the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity • the event of something being raised upward • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground • a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill • a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg • one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot • lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building • plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised • transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) • a ride in a car • the act of raising something verb • raise from a lower to a higher position • take hold of something and move it to a different location • move upwards • move upward • make audible • cancel officially • make off with belongings of others • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help • invigorate or heighten • raise in rank or condition • take off or away by decreasing • rise up • pay off (a mortgage) • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property • take illegally • fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means • take (root crops) out of the ground • call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs • rise upward, as from pressure or moisture • put an end to • remove (hair) by scalping • remove from a seedbed or from a nursery • remove from a surface • perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face | ||||||||
mention | verbv | |||||||
noun • a remark that calls attention to something or someone • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an official recognition of merit verb • make reference to • make mention of • commend | ||||||||
name | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a language unit by which a person or thing is known • a person's reputation • family based on male descent • a well-known or notable person • by the sanction or authority of • a defamatory or abusive word or phrase verb • assign a specified (usually proper) name to • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property • charge with a function; charge to be • create and charge with a task or function • mention and identify by name • make reference to • identify as in botany or biology, for example • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of • determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | ||||||||
nurture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
parent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian • an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained verb • look after a child until it is an adult | ||||||||
rear | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the back of a military formation or procession • the side of an object that is opposite its front • the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • the side that goes last or is not normally seen adjective satellite • located in or toward the back or rear verb • stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds • look after a child until it is an adult • rise up • cause to rise up • construct, build, or erect | ||||||||
reboot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | ||||||||
refer | verbv | |||||||
verb • make reference to • be relevant to • think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another • send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision • seek information from • have as a meaning • use a name to designate | ||||||||
stir | verbv | |||||||
noun • a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event • emotional agitation and excitement • a rapid active commotion verb • move an implement through • move very slightly • stir feelings in • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • affect emotionally • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • to begin moving • mix or add by stirring | ||||||||
call down | verbv | |||||||
verb • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
call forth | verbv | |||||||
verb • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | ||||||||