bring+about

  • 1bring about — index accomplish, attain, bear (yield), cause, commit (perpetrate), compose, conduce …

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  • 2bring about — verb a) To cause to take place. The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era. b) To accomplish, achieve. I hope to bring about a successful conclusion. Syn …

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  • 3bring about — phr verb Bring about is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑stress Bring about is used with these nouns as the object: ↑change, ↑collapse, ↑conclusion, ↑cure, ↑demise, ↑destruction, ↑downfall, ↑effect, ↑fall, ↑ …

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  • 4bring about — PHRASAL VERB To bring something about means to cause it to happen. [V P n (not pron)] The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. [Also V n P] Syn: cause …

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  • 5bring about by force — index constrain (compel) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6bring about by legislation — index constitute (establish) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7bring about change — index militate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8bring about — bring forth, make happen, cause …

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  • 9bring about — Synonyms and related words: about ship, accomplish, achieve, act, author, back and fill, be productive, bear, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, beget, box off, break, breed, bring forth, bring into being, bring off, bring… …

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  • 10bring about — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To achieve] Syn. do, accomplish, realize; see achieve 1 , 2 , succeed 1 . 2. [To cause] Syn. produce, effect, engender, make happen; see begin 1 , cause 2 , manage 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be the cause of: bring …

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