bring up
English Thesaurus
1. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes (verb.body)
2. make reference to (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | commend, remember, |
| definition | : | mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | speak of the devil, |
| definition | : | mention someone's name who just then appears (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | remember, |
| definition | : | mention favorably, as in prayer (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cite, quote, |
| definition | : | refer to for illustration or proof (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | touch on, |
| definition | : | refer to or discuss briefly (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | appeal, invoke, |
| definition | : | cite as an authority; resort to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | namedrop, |
| definition | : | refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bring up, raise, |
| definition | : | put forward for consideration or discussion (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | drag up, dredge up, |
| definition | : | mention something unpleasant from the past (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cross-refer, |
| definition | : | refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists (verb.communication) |
3. put forward for consideration or discussion (verb.communication)
4. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | create, make, |
| definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | bless, |
| definition | : | give a benediction to (verb.communication) |
5. cause to come to a sudden stop (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | stop, |
| definition | : | cause to stop (verb.motion) |
6. raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | get up, |
| definition | : | cause to rise (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | jack, jack up, |
| definition | : | lift with a special device (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | shoulder, |
| definition | : | lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | kick up, |
| definition | : | cause to rise by kicking (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | hoist, lift, wind, |
| definition | : | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | trice, trice up, |
| definition | : | raise with a line (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | hoist, |
| definition | : | move from one place to another by lifting (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pump, |
| definition | : | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | levitate, |
| definition | : | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | underlay, |
| definition | : | raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | skid, |
| definition | : | elevate onto skids (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pinnacle, |
| definition | : | raise on or as if on a pinnacle (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | chin, chin up, |
| definition | : | raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | leaven, prove, raise, |
| definition | : | cause to puff up with a leaven (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | heighten, |
| definition | : | increase the height of (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | erect, rear, |
| definition | : | cause to rise up (verb.motion) |
7. promote from a lower position or rank (verb.social)
8. bring up (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | fledge, |
| definition | : | feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | cradle, |
| definition | : | bring up from infancy (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | foster, |
| definition | : | bring up under fosterage; of children (verb.social) |
| cause | : | grow up, |
| definition | : | become an adult (verb.social) |
9. make reference to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | name, |
| definition | : | a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | citation, quotation, quote, |
| definition | : | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | mention, reference, |
| definition | : | a remark that calls attention to something or someone (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | citation, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | naming, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of naming (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | mentioner, |
| definition | : | a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally (noun.person) |
10. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | evocation, summoning, |
| definition | : | calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | conjuration, incantation, |
| definition | : | a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | invocation, |
| definition | : | an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil (noun.communication) |
11. raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | heave, lift, raise, |
| definition | : | the act of raising something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | airlift, lift, |
| definition | : | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | elevator, lift, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lift, |
| definition | : | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lift, ski lift, ski tow, |
| definition | : | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | elevation, |
| definition | : | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | lift, rise, |
| definition | : | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | elevation, lift, raising, |
| definition | : | the event of something being raised upward (noun.event) |
12. bring up (verb.social)
| derivation | : | nurture, raising, rearing, |
| definition | : | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock, |
| definition | : | the descendants of one individual (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | parent, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | birth, parentage, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents (noun.linkdef) |
13. make reference to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | name, |
| definition | : | a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | citation, quotation, quote, |
| definition | : | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | mention, reference, |
| definition | : | a remark that calls attention to something or someone (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | citation, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | naming, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of naming (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | mentioner, |
| definition | : | a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally (noun.person) |
14. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | evocation, summoning, |
| definition | : | calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | conjuration, incantation, |
| definition | : | a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | invocation, |
| definition | : | an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil (noun.communication) |
15. raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | heave, lift, raise, |
| definition | : | the act of raising something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | airlift, lift, |
| definition | : | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | elevator, lift, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lift, |
| definition | : | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lift, ski lift, ski tow, |
| definition | : | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | elevation, |
| definition | : | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | lift, rise, |
| definition | : | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | elevation, lift, raising, |
| definition | : | the event of something being raised upward (noun.event) |
16. bring up (verb.social)
| derivation | : | nurture, raising, rearing, |
| definition | : | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock, |
| definition | : | the descendants of one individual (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | parent, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | birth, parentage, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents (noun.linkdef) |
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