to bring up

Examples

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• The magician can bring up objects from thin air during his performance.

• Ephesians 6:4 says, "Fathers, do not exasperate your children. Instead, bring them up in the training and the instruction of the Lord."

  Respect (2021)

• My dad used to bring me up here when I was a kid.

  Black Widow (2008)

• The way you bring the child up is the way your society will be in those areas.

  Blog text (28)

• My grandparents brought me up.

  Full English Breakfast (2014)

• My parents brought me up treating me as a human being.

  Blog text (3)

• If I can follow her for the two weeks that I am here, I hope I can bring her up to speed with the rest of the class.

  Blog text (1)

• My dad also brought me up to root for all of the NY teams.

  Blog text (27)

• With a wave of her hand, she could bring up a beautiful image on the screen.

• The scientist aimed to bring up a new species of plant that could thrive in harsh conditions.

Synonyms

S

to summon

vsto bring up

• Formal

200 5.3

Officially call someone to come, often to court

is more magical and less formal or official in its action

C

to conjure

vsto bring up

126 7.9

To make something appear as if by magic

is similar but stresses calling into action rather than mere production

R

to raise

vsto bring up

• Literature

68 9.1

To cause a spirit or dead person to come, often by magic

is more specifically about invoking action through magical intent

C

to conjure up

vsto bring up

40 6.2

To bring a memory to mind or make something seem to appear by magic

leans more toward real or enacted summoning rather than imaginative creation

I

to invoke

vsto bring up

23 7.7

Ask a spirit or god for help, often using a ritual

is about creating or summoning existence rather than requesting help

B

to bring forth

vsto bring up

16 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

is more specific about supernatural or magical summoning rather than general production

R

to raise the dead

vsto bring up

9 9.9

Make a dead person alive again using magic or other power

shares supernatural focus but is narrower, limited to revival

C

to call forth

vsto bring up

7 4.9

Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people

is similar but more about creating being rather than eliciting responses

E

to evoke

vsto bring up

6 6.0

To call up a spirit or make something appear as if by magic

focuses more on actually summoning into being rather than mental recall

A

to arouse

vsto bring up

• Literature

2 5.3

Make something start or appear, often like magic

is the same idea but more tied to intentional magical action

C

to call down

vsto bring up

• Literature

9.2

Ask a spirit or magic power to come and act

is the same but framed as a general act of calling into being

Antonyms

D

to destroy

∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

B

to banish

27 6.1

Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you

How Supernatural

to bring up

• Literature

7 5.7

to invoke

23 7.7

to call forth

7 4.9

to manifest

• Formal

125 5.6

to come into being

20 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology