bring down


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bring down
wound, injure; kill; humiliate; make cheaper

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bring down

Verb
1. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
(synonym) lower, take down, let down, get down
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) reef
(cause) descend, fall, go down, come down
2. cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
(synonym) overthrow, subvert, overturn
(hypernym) depose, force out
(hyponym) revolutionize
3. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
(synonym) inflict, visit, impose
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) order, prescribe, dictate
4. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
(synonym) land, put down
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(cause) land, set down
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
5. cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
(hypernym) enthuse
6. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
(synonym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) shorten
(verb-group) cut


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bring down
Synonyms and related words:
abase, abash, acquire, be responsible for, beat down, belittle, blow down, blow over, blow to pieces, blow up, bowl down, bowl over, brain, break down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring on, bring upon, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, burn to death, cast down, chop down, contract, crush, cry down, cut down, cut to pieces, dash down, deal a deathblow, debase, deck, decry, degrade, demean, depreciate, derogate from, detract from, diminish, disapprove of, discredit, disgrace, disintegrate, disparage, down, drop, dump, dump on, fall in with, fall into, fell, fetch down, flatten, floor, frag, gain, get, give the quietus, ground, gun down, hew down, hold in contempt, incinerate, incur, invite, jugulate, knock, knock down, knock over, lapidate, lay level, lay low, lay out, level, lower, make little of, minimize, mow down, pistol, poleax, precipitate, prostrate, pull down, put down, rase, raze, reduce, reflect discredit upon, riddle, run, run down, send headlong, set down, shoot, shoot down, shoot to death, shotgun, silence, slight, smash, speak ill of, spread-eagle, stab to death, steamroller, stone, stone to death, strike dead, submit to indignity, supinate, take down, tear down, throw, throw down, topple, trip, trip up, tumble, vaporize, welcome, whack down
  

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BRING DOWN
PORTARE GIÙ. ABBATTERE. ROVESCIARE. FERIRE. UCCIDERE. ABBASSARE. FAR CALARE

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bring down
phrv. นำลงมา (syn. get down, send down, take down); ทำให้ร่วงลงมา (syn. come down, get down); ทำให้พ่ายแพ้; ลดราคา (syn. go down); ทำให้ลด; ตกทอด, เป็นมรดกตกทอด; ทำให้ทันสมัย, นำมาปรับปรุงให้ทันสมัยขึ้น; ทำให้ยุ่งยาก, ทำให้ทุกข์ทรมาน; ทำให้สถานภาพลดลง, ทำให้ตกต่ำลง (syn. hand down); ประกาศหรือบอกให้รู้อย่างเป็นทางการ (syn. hand down); ทำให้เผชิญกับความจริง, ทำให้กล้าเผชิญ
 
bring-down
slang. สิ่งเตือนให้นึกถึงความเป็นจริง; สิ่งที่ทำให้หดหู่ใจ