Definitions for: Bring Down


[v] cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[v] impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
[v] cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
[v] cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
[v] move something or somebody to a lower position
[v] cause to come to the ground; of aircraft



Synonyms: cut, cut back, cut down, get down, impose, inflict, land, let down, lower, overthrow, overturn, put down, reduce, subvert, take down, trim, trim back, trim down, visit

Antonyms: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise

See Also: arrive, clamp, come, come down, decrease, deflate, depose, depress, descend, detract, dictate, dip, displace, enthuse, fall, foist, force out, get, give, go down, incline, inflate, intrude, knock off, lessen, minify, move, obtrude, order, prescribe, quench, reef, retrench, revolutionize, set down, shave, shorten, slash, take away, thin, thin out

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