English > bring down: 6 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | Move something or somebody to a lower position. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Synonyms | lower, take down, let down, get down |
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| Cause to | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
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| Narrower | depress | lower (prices or markets) |
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| 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 |
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| See also | bring | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
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| Opposite | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
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| Spanish | arriar, bajarse, bajar |
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| Catalan | abaixar-se, abaixar, arriar, baixar, calar |
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English > bring down: 6 senses > verb 6, change| Meaning | cut down on; make a reduction in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut |
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| Narrower | deflate | Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices |
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| 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 |
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| See also | bring | bring into a different state |
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| Similar to | cut | Have a reducing effect |
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| Spanish | bajar, cortar, rebajar, recortar, reducir |
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| Catalan | reduir, retallar, tallar-se, tallar |
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