" bring "

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beget,

•  breed,

•  bring about,

•  bring on,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  work,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request;

  * e.g., " ... nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argue,

•  bring around,

•  convert,

•  convince,

•  gain,

•  get,

•  induce,

•  move,

•  persuade,

•  prevail (on or upon),

•  satisfy,

•  talk (into),

•  win (over)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a price of;

  * e.g., " ... the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cost,

•  fetch,

•  go (for),

•  run,

•  sell (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in drop, shoot down;

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow away,

•  drop,

•  pick off,

•  shoot down,

•  drill,

•  gun,

•  plug,

•  pop,

•  shoot,

•  blaze,

•  pepper,

•  potshot,

•  snipe (at),

•  blast (at),

•  fire (at),

•  pistol,

•  shotgun,

•  machine-gun,

•  tommy-gun,

•  croak,

•  destroy,

•  dispatch,

•  do in,

•  fell,

•  ice,

•  kill,

•  slay,

•  annihilate,

•  blot out,

•  butcher,

•  decimate,

•  massacre,

•  slaughter,

•  wipe out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beget,

•  breed,

•  bring,

•  bring on,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  work,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request;

  * e.g., " ... an airtight argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argue,

•  bring,

•  convert,

•  convince,

•  gain,

•  get,

•  induce,

•  move,

•  persuade,

•  prevail (on or upon),

•  satisfy,

•  talk (into),

•  win (over)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to receive as return for effort;

  * e.g., " ... she's bringing in good money selling houses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquire,

•  attain,

•  bag,

•  capture,

•  carry,

•  come by,

•  draw,

•  earn,

•  gain,

•  garner,

•  get,

•  knock down,

•  land,

•  make,

•  obtain,

•  procure,

•  pull down,

•  realize,

•  reap,

•  secure,

•  win

•  Antonyms : 

•  forfeit,

•  lose

1: to carry through (as a process) to completion;

  * e.g., " ... the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accomplish,

•  achieve,

•  carry off,

•  carry out,

•  commit,

•  compass,

•  do,

•  execute,

•  follow through (with),

•  fulfill,

•  make,

•  negotiate,

•  perform,

•  perpetrate,

•  prosecute,

•  pull off,

•  put through

•  Antonyms : 

•  adventure,

•  compromise,

•  endanger,

•  gamble (with),

•  hazard,

•  imperil,

•  jeopardize,

•  peril,

•  risk,

•  venture

2: to remove from danger or harm;

  * e.g., " ... had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail out,

•  deliver,

•  rescue,

•  save

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beget,

•  breed,

•  bring,

•  bring about,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  work,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express (a thought or emotion) in words;

  * e.g., " ... he ever so casually brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's supposedly buddy-buddy "

•  Synonyms : 

•  articulate,

•  enunciate,

•  pass,

•  say,

•  speak,

•  state,

•  talk,

•  tell,

•  utter,

•  verbalize,

•  vocalize

•  Antonyms : 

•  de-emphasize

2: to make more apparent;

  * e.g., " ... a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accentuate,

•  emphasize,

•  italicize,

•  stress,

•  underline,

•  underscore

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring to maturity through care and education;

  * e.g., " ... it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breed,

•  foster,

•  nourish,

•  nurse,

•  raise,

•  rear

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to present or bring forward for discussion;

  * e.g., " ... I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broach,

•  introduce,

•  moot,

•  place,

•  raise

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to bring (something) to a standstill;

  * e.g., " ... wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrest,

•  catch,

•  check,

•  draw up,

•  fetch up,

•  halt,

•  hold up,

•  pull up,

•  stall,

•  stay,

•  still,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... His poetry brings forth an emotional response in many readers. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beget,

•  breed,

•  bring,

•  bring about,

•  bring on,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  work,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort;

  * e.g., " ... The spring rain brought forth an abundance of lush greenery. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  carve (out),

•  develop,

•  forge,

•  grind (out),

•  hammer out,

•  thrash (out),

•  work out,

•  work up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)