Found 2 hits - Term: bring down, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : WordNet (r) 2.0
bring down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
the vase from the shelf" syn: lower, take down, let
down, get down ant: raise
2: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "the czar was overthrown";
"subvert the ruling class" syn: overthrow, subvert, overturn
3: impose something unpleasant; "the principal visited his rage
on the students" syn: inflict, visit, impose
4: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the
airplane safely" syn: land, put down
5: cause to be enthusiastic; "her playing brought down the
house"
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
see also:
lower take down let down get down raise overthrow
subvert overturn inflict visit impose
land put down reduce cut down cut back
trim trim down trim back cut
- [2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
121 moby thesaurus words for "bring down":
abase, abash, acquire, be responsible for, beat down, belittle,
blow down, blow over, blow to pieces, blow up, bowl down,
bowl over, brain, break down, bring into discredit, bring low,
bring on, bring upon, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, burn to death,
cast down, chop down, contract, crush, cry down, cut down,
cut to pieces, dash down, deal a deathblow, debase, deck, decry,
degrade, demean, depreciate, derogate from, detract from, diminish,
disapprove of, discredit, disgrace, disintegrate, disparage, down,
drop, dump, dump on, fall in with, fall into, fell, fetch down,
flatten, floor, frag, gain, get, give the quietus, ground,
gun down, hew down, hold in contempt, incinerate, incur, invite,
jugulate, knock, knock down, knock over, lapidate, lay level,
lay low, lay out, level, lower, make little of, minimize, mow down,
pistol, poleax, precipitate, prostrate, pull down, put down, rase,
raze, reduce, reflect discredit upon, riddle, run, run down,
send headlong, set down, shoot, shoot down, shoot to death,
shotgun, silence, slight, smash, speak ill of, spread-eagle,
stab to death, steamroller, stone, stone to death, strike dead,
submit to indignity, supinate, take down, tear down, throw,
throw down, topple, trip, trip up, tumble, vaporize, welcome,
whack down
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