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Definition of Bring down
1. Verb. Move something or somebody to a lower position. "They bring down the bags on the table"; "Take down the vase from the shelf"
Exact synonyms: Get Down, Let Down, Lower, Take Down
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Causes: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Specialized synonyms: Reef, Depress, Dip, Incline
Derivative terms: Lower, Lowering
Antonyms: Raise
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Causes: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Specialized synonyms: Reef, Depress, Dip, Incline
Derivative terms: Lower, Lowering
Antonyms: Raise
2. Verb. Cause the downfall of; of rulers. "Subvert the ruling class"
Exact synonyms: Overthrow, Overturn, Subvert
Specialized synonyms: Revolutionize
Generic synonyms: Depose, Force Out
Derivative terms: Overthrow, Subversion, Subversive, Subverter
Specialized synonyms: Revolutionize
Generic synonyms: Depose, Force Out
Derivative terms: Overthrow, Subversion, Subversive, Subverter
3. Verb. Impose something unpleasant. "The principal visited his rage on the students"
Exact synonyms: Impose, Inflict, Visit
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate
Specialized synonyms: Dictate, Order, Prescribe, Intrude, Obtrude, Clamp, Give, Foist
Derivative terms: Imposition, Imposition, Infliction, Visitation
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate
Specialized synonyms: Dictate, Order, Prescribe, Intrude, Obtrude, Clamp, Give, Foist
Derivative terms: Imposition, Imposition, Infliction, Visitation
4. Verb. Cause to come to the ground. "The pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
Exact synonyms: Land, Put Down
Category relationships: Air, Air Travel, Aviation
Causes: Land, Set Down
Generic synonyms: Arrive, Come, Get
Derivative terms: Land, Landing
Category relationships: Air, Air Travel, Aviation
Causes: Land, Set Down
Generic synonyms: Arrive, Come, Get
Derivative terms: Land, Landing
5. Verb. Cause to be enthusiastic. "Her playing brought down the house"
Generic synonyms: Enthuse
6. Verb. Cut down on; make a reduction in. "They will bring down the duet"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Exact synonyms: Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Specialized synonyms: Shorten, Spill, Quench, Retrench, Slash, Thin Out, Thin, Detract, Take Away, Deflate, Inflate, Downsize, Subtract, Knock Off, Shave
Related verbs: Cut
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Cutback, Reduction, Reductive, Trim
Specialized synonyms: Shorten, Spill, Quench, Retrench, Slash, Thin Out, Thin, Detract, Take Away, Deflate, Inflate, Downsize, Subtract, Knock Off, Shave
Related verbs: Cut
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Cutback, Reduction, Reductive, Trim
Definition of Bring down
1. Verb. (transitive) To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To reduce ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind. ¹
4. Verb. (sports) To cause an opponent to fall after a tackle. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To make someone feel bad emotionally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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