bring_down (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 6 senses of the expression *bring down*:
VERB	motion	bring down, lower, take down, let down, get down	move something or somebody to a lower position
social	bring down, overthrow, subvert, overturn	cause the downfall of
communication	bring down, inflict, visit, impose	impose something unpleasant
motion	bring down, land, put down	cause to come to the ground
emotion	bring down	cause to be enthusiastic
change	bring down, reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut	cut down on

Englishbring down: 6 senses verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move something or somebody to a lower position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	lower, take down, let down, get down
Cause to	descend, fall, go down, come down	Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Narrower	depress	lower (prices or markets)
	dip	lower briefly
	incline	lower or bend (the head or upper body) , as in a nod or bow
	reef	lower and bring partially inboard
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
See also	bring	take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Opposite	raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up	Raise from a lower to a higher position
Spanish	arriar, bajarse, bajar
Catalan	abaixar-se, abaixar, arriar, baixar, calar

Englishbring down: 6 senses verb 2, social
Meaning	Cause the downfall of; of rulers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	overthrow, subvert, overturn
Narrower	revolutionize	overthrow by a revolution, of governments
Broader	depose, force out	Force to leave (an office)
Spanish	derribar, derrocar
Catalan	derrocar

Englishbring down: 6 senses verb 3, communication
Meaning	impose something unpleasant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something on somebody
Synonyms	inflict, visit, impose
Narrower	clamp	impose or inflict forcefully
	foist	To force onto another
	give	inflict as a punishment
	intrude, obtrude	thrust oneself in as if by force
	order, prescribe, dictate	issue commands or orders for
Broader	communicate, intercommunicate	transmit thoughts or feelings
Spanish	cargar, imponer, infligir, inflingir
Catalan	imposar, infligir

Englishbring down: 6 senses verb 4, motion
Meaning	Cause to come to the ground.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	land, put down
Category	air travel, aviation, air	travel via aircraft
Cause to	land, set down	reach or come to rest
Broader	arrive, get, come	reach a destination
See also	bring	take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Spanish	aterrizar
Catalan	aterrar

Englishbring down: 6 senses verb 5, emotion
Meaning	Cause to be enthusiastic.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Broader	enthuse	Cause to feel enthusiasm

Englishbring down: 6 senses verb 6, change
Meaning	cut down on; make a reduction in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut
Narrower	deflate	Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
	downsize	Reduce in size or number
	inflate	increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
	quench	Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
	retrench	make a reduction, as in one's workforce
	shave, knock off	cut the price of
	shorten	make shorter / shorter than originally / originally intended
	slash	cut drastically
	spill	Reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
	subtract	Take off or away
	take away, detract	take away a part from
	thin	make thin or thinner
	thin out	make sparse
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify	make smaller
See also	bring	bring into a different state
Similar to	cut	Have a reducing effect
Spanish	bajar, cortar, rebajar, recortar, reducir
Catalan	reduir, retallar, tallar-se, tallar

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