Word

bring down, v.
freq. cnt. 5

move something or somebody to a lower position
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bring down get down let down lower take down

sample sentences

"take down the vase from the shelf"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the bags on the table

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lowering lower

antonym

raise

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

cause

fall, come down, descend, go down

hyponym

reef depress dip incline

impose something unpleasant
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bring down impose inflict visit

sample sentences

"The principal visited his rage on the students"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something on somebody

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Somebody ----s something on somebody

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Somebody ----s something on somebody

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Somebody ----s something on somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infliction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

imposition imposition

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

visitation

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

hyponym

dictate, prescribe, order intrude, obtrude clamp give foist

cause the downfall of; of rulers
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bring down overthrow overturn subvert

sample sentences

"The Czar was overthrown"
"subvert the ruling class"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

overthrow

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

subversive subversion subverter

semantic pointers

hypernym

depose, force out

hyponym

revolutionize

cut down on; make a reduction in
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bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down