BRING DOWN

Move something or somebody to a lower position

Example: "Take down the vase from the shelf"

• get down
• let down
• lower  8
• take down

• displace  13
• move  9

• reef  7
• depress  10
• dip  6
• incline  9

Cause the downfall of; of rulers

Example: "The czar was overthrown"

• overthrow  18
• overturn  11
• subvert  12

• depose  9

• revolutionize  25

Impose something unpleasant

Example: "The principal visited his rage on the students"

• impose  10
• inflict  12
• visit  8

• communicate  19
• intercommunicate

• dictate  10
• order  6
• prescribe  15
• intrude  8
• • obtrude  10
  • clamp  11
  • give  8
  • foist  8
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Cause to come to the ground

Example: "The pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

• land  5

Cause to be enthusiastic

Example: "Her playing brought down the house"

Cut down on; make a reduction in

Example: "Reduce your daily fat intake"

• cut  5
• cut back
• cut down
• reduce  9
• trim  6
• trim back
• trim down

• decrease  11
• lessen  6
• minify  14

• shorten  10
• spill  7
• quench  20
• retrench  13
• • slash  8
  • thin out
  • thin  7
  • detract  10
  • deflate  11
  • inflate  10
  • downsize  21
  • subtract  12
  • knock off
  • shave  11
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