bring down

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verb

1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3)
- take down the vase from the shelf
• Syn:
lower, take down, let down, get down
• Ant:
raise (for: lower)
• Derivationally related forms:
lower (for: lower), lowering (for: lower)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
reef, depress, dip, incline
• Cause:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. cause the downfall of;
of rulers (Freq. 1)
- The Czar was overthrown
- subvert the ruling class
• Syn:
overthrow, subvert, overturn
• Derivationally related forms:
subversive (for: subvert), subversion (for: subvert), subverter (for: subvert), overthrow (for: overthrow)
• Hypernyms:
depose, force out
• Hyponyms:
revolutionize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. impose something unpleasant (Freq. 1)
- The principal visited his rage on the students
• Syn:
inflict, visit, impose
• Derivationally related forms:
imposition (for: impose), visitation (for: visit), infliction (for: inflict)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
order, prescribe, dictate, intrude, obtrude,
clamp, give, foist
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
4. cause to come to the ground
- the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
• Syn:
land, put down
• Derivationally related forms:
land (for: land), landing (for: land)
• Topics:
air travel, aviation, air
• Hypernyms:
arrive, get, come
• Cause:
land, set down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. cause to be enthusiastic
- Her playing brought down the house
• Hypernyms:
enthuse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
6. cut down on;
make a reduction in
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
• Syn:
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
trim back, cut
• Derivationally related forms:
trim (for: trim), cutback (for: cut back), reductive (for: reduce), reduction (for: reduce)
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Hyponyms:
shorten, spill, quench, retrench, slash,
thin out, thin, take away, detract, deflate, inflate,
downsize, subtract, shave, knock off
• Verb Group:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something