Antonyms for bring down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bring

Phonetic Transcription : brɪŋ

Definition of bring down

Origin : Old English bringan "to bring, bring forth, produce, present, offer" (past tense brohte, past participle broht), from Proto-Germanic *brenganan (cf. Old Frisian brenga, Middle Dutch brenghen, Old High German bringan, Gothic briggan); no exact cognates outside Germanic, but it appears to be from PIE root *bhrengk-, compound based on root *bher- (1) "to carry" (cf. Latin ferre; see infer).
The tendency to conjugate this as a strong verb on the model of sing, drink, etc., is ancient: Old English also had a rare strong past participle form, brungen, corresponding to modern colloquial brung. To bring down the house figuratively (1754) is to elicit applause so thunderous it collapses the roof.

verb reduce or hurt

Example sentences :

And at short range they're calculated to bring down a deer like fun.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

Then the deer would go to the mountains, and bring down with it plenty of other deer.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

They do not desire to bring down their theory to the level of their practice.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

I'll lend no money gratis and bring down the rate of usance.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

Any deduction from this monopoly must bring down her rival in proportion to this deduction.
Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler

You'd bring down the house if you said that in the Adelphi, Tony.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

Well, he could bring down an ox with his fist, at a word from the boss, just as cleverly.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

There is a piece up-stairs that I must bring down and play for you.
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

I had promised to bring down the logs because she asked me to keep on and do it.
Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day

Synonyms for bring down

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