to bring down

Examples

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• On Friday, Wizards again had to bring MTGO down to fix problems with events not completing.

  Blog text (28)

• Just in case, someone decides to bring this site down because of this information here.

  Blog text (34)

• It's too dangerous for places like China because it brings down those those systems.

• And that actually brings the system down instead of putting the patients in the center of the whole system.

• In some circumstances, the failure of just one element can bring down an entire operation.

  Academic text (1996)

• These are all critical to business operations and can bring down an organization that isn't paying attention.

  Blog text (30)

• This is critical, particularly for VAN, as attackers may completely bring down vehicular networks this way.

  Academic text (2012)

• Truth be told, Anonymous made no secret of its intent to bring down Visa's home page, Winkler says.

  Academic text (2011)

• Fire, power outage, severe weather—all can bring down even the best of networks in an instant.

  Academic text (2007)

• The hackers managed to bring down the company’s website for several hours.

Synonyms

S

to shut down

vsto bring down

∞ 2.9

Stop a machine, business, or system from working

is caused by overloads or attacks that force systems offline rather than planned turn-offs

T

to take down

vsto bring down

207 3.0

To remove something that is fixed or standing, for example stage equipment

is a cyber action aiming to make services inaccessible by attacking or overloading

K

to knock down

vsto bring down

49 3.2

Make a building or wall fall down suddenly

is about disabling systems through network attacks rather than physical destruction

B

to bring to its knees

vsto bring down

• Informal

16 6.5

To make a person, company or system stop working

is a deliberate technical attack that disables systems rather than general defeat

Antonyms

R

to restore

261 3.5

Return something like a painting or building to its original working condition

How Available

to bring down

• NSFW

1 5.3

to crash

• Specialized

45 3.2

to shut down

∞ 2.9

to disrupt

244 4.4

to degrade

62 5.1

to slow

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology