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brought up
Verbbring up has 8 senses
raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" --1is one way tomake, create Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" Sample sentence: Somebody ----s somebody
raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" --4is one way tomove, displace Sample sentence: The men bring up the chairs
raise, bring up - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" --6is one way tomention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s somebody Something ----s something
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" --7is one way tothink of, have in mind, mean Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s somebody Something ----s something
boot, reboot, bring up - cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" --8is one way toresuscitate, revive Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something