bring down

Verb
  1. Move something or somebody to a lower position (synset 201977139)
    "take down the vase from the shelf"
    causes: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • reef - lower and bring partially inboard
    • depress - lower (prices or markets)
    • dip - lower briefly
    • incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
    same as: get down, let down, lower, take down
  2. Cause the downfall of;
    Of rulers (synset 202407551)
    "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
    is a type of: depose, force out - force to leave (an office)
    subtypes: revolutionize - overthrow by a revolution, of governments
    same as: overthrow, overturn, subvert
  3. Impose something unpleasant (synset 200750288)
    "The principal visited his rage on the students"
    is a type of: communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings
    subtypes:
    same as: impose, inflict, visit
  4. Cause to come to the ground (synset 201985050)
    "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
    causes: land, set down - reach or come to rest
    referred to in: air, air travel, aviation - travel via aircraft
    is a type of: arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    same as: land, put down
  5. Cause to be enthusiastic (synset 201834249)
    "Her playing brought down the house"
    is a type of: enthuse - cause to feel enthusiasm
  6. Cut down on;
    Make a reduction in (synset 200430013)
    "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
    is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
    subtypes:
    • shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    • spill - reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
    • 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
    • slash - cut drastically
    • thin out - make sparse
    • thin - make thin or thinner
    • detract, take away - take away a part from; diminish
    • deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
    • inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
    • downsize - (of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
    • subtract - take off or away
    • knock off, shave - cut the price of
    same as: cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
    verb group: cut - have a reducing effect

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