| Verb | 1. | bring up - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" Synonyms: call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise |
| 2. | bring up - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" | |
| 3. | bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" | |
| 4. | bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" | |
| 5. | bring up - cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" | |
| 6. | bring up - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" Synonyms: raise | |
| 7. | bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" | |
| 8. | bring up - cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" |