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bring up

Dictionary definition · bring up

verb

  1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic"raise the specter of unemployment"
  2. look after a child until it is an adult"raise a family"
  3. promote from a lower position or rank"This player was brought up to the major league"
  4. raise from a lower to a higher position"Raise your hands"
  5. cause to come to a sudden stop"The noise brought her up in shock"
  6. put forward for consideration or discussion"raise the question of promotions"
  7. make reference to"he was named in connection with the invention"
  8. cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes"boot your computer"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).