Synonyms for bring up
bring up

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1. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb

   summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, nominate, reproof, entreat, chide, mention, enkindle, provoke, kindle, assert, refer, leaven, call forth, grow, submit, kick upstairs, reprimand, posit, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, beseech, upgrade, advert, put up, educe, kick up, chew out, fire, set up, name, trounce, awake, state, raise, wind up, recruit, farm, extract, excite, lecture, conjure, rouse, upraise, adjure, rag, appeal, awaken, shake, conjure up, dress down, wake, waken, shift, turn on, boot, enhance, remonstrate, budge, chew up, wake up, sex, advance, perk up, machinate, jaw, prove, rebuke, invoke, agitate, have words, evoke, lambast, conspire, rear, press, cite, draw out, stir, elicit, take to task, bawl out, nurture, parent, energize, berate, produce, erect, reboot, bid, levy, arouse, call on the carpet, touch, lambaste, brace, complot, energise, paint a picture, get up, cabal, scold, call down, shake up, promote, put forward, come alive

2. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentverb

   bring up

   "raise a family"; "bring up children"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, set up, upgrade, boot, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, put up, heighten, stir, refer, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, farm, cite, grow, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, advert, promote, nourish, prove, erect, raise, name, call down, get up, produce, call forth, invoke, mention, reboot, evoke, rear, foster, parent, sustain, rise up, enhance

3. bring upverb

   promote from a lower position or rank

   "This player was brought up to the major league"

   Synonyms:
   raise, get up, cite, rear, nurture, elevate, parent, name, reboot, advert, stir, put forward, call down, arouse, conjure, evoke, call forth, lift, mention, refer, invoke, boot, conjure up

4. raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring upverb

   raise from a lower to a higher position

   "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, rig out, hook, organise, cram, provoke, reboot, stand up, nobble, arise, overdress, fire, leaven, call forth, grow, repeal, abstract, kick upstairs, uprise, lift, heighten, vacate, upgrade, bone, advert, refer, put up, tog out, cabbage, turn out, tog up, set up, prink, reverse, trick up, go up, grind away, filch, name, raise, revoke, pilfer, dress up, levy, work up, conjure, recruit, upraise, sneak, rise, attire, move up, conjure up, fig out, rescind, fancy up, swot up, gussy up, devise, boot, enhance, come up, wind, pinch, arouse, prepare, swipe, advance, machinate, countermand, prove, put forward, invoke, enkindle, fig up, evoke, mug up, rear, cite, drum, annul, rustle, stir, elicit, hoist, mention, nurture, parent, swot, trick out, purloin, produce, erect, face-lift, kindle, snarf, plagiarize, overturn, promote, organize, deck out, plagiarise, airlift, farm, get up, bone up, call down, deck up

5. bring upverb

   cause to come to a sudden stop

   "The noise brought her up in shock"

   Synonyms:
   raise, get up, cite, rear, nurture, elevate, parent, name, reboot, advert, stir, put forward, call down, arouse, conjure, evoke, call forth, lift, mention, refer, invoke, boot, conjure up

6. raise, bring upverb

   put forward for consideration or discussion

   "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, farm, put forward, leaven, set up, upgrade, boot, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, put up, heighten, stir, refer, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, arouse, cite, grow, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, advert, promote, erect, prove, name, call down, get up, produce, call forth, invoke, mention, raise, reboot, evoke, rear, parent, enhance

7. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referverb

   make reference to

   "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

   Synonyms:
   come to, touch, relate, give ear, concern, put forward, reference, cite, consult, pertain, adduce, summons, abduce, elevate, key out, describe, appoint, pay heed, refer, call down, have-to doe with, conjure, lift, make, observe, arouse, key, remark, call, list, quote, conjure up, nurture, reboot, boot, advert, touch on, look up, constitute, summon, raise, identify, stir, get up, nominate, bear on, call forth, invoke, name, attend, mention, hang, evoke, rear, denote, distinguish, parent, allude, diagnose, discover, note

8. boot, reboot, bring upverb

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

   "boot your computer"

   Synonyms:
   raise, get up, cite, rear, nurture, elevate, parent, name, reboot, advert, stir, put forward, call down, arouse, conjure, evoke, call forth, lift, mention, refer, invoke, boot, conjure up

Matched Categories

1. • Mean
   • Mention
   • Move
   • Promote
   • Revive
   • Stop
   • Summon

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1. bring up

   Synonyms:
   educate, instruct, rear, nurse

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1. bring up

   Synonyms:
   nurse, rear, nurture, train

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1. BRING UP

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1. Amy Loper:

   Society is in such a downward spiral and everyone is willing to go along on the ride instead of trying to bring up their kids and actually parent.

2. Dick Pound:

   There is an interesting constitutional, jurisdictional issue there, it would bring up the larger question of who is really running track and field, is it the IAAF or is it the IOC?

3. Lindsey Murphy:

   Why is it now and not then ? Why is it nowadays ? What has changed with society, with, maybe there's something more to it than just you know as a lot of people bring up mental issues or something, there's more to it than changing a gun law's going to fix.

4. Donald Trump:

   There's a great appetite, and I mean a very strong appetite, for background checks. And I think we can bring up background checks like we've never had before.

5. Rahul Verma:

   I feel BJP is hell-bent on running this campaign on national security, basically if they bring up any other thing, they would be on a difficult terrain, like on economic issues or on their performance.