'bring up' definitions:

Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth]

Bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent]

Promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up] [ant: bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down]

Cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"

Put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" [syn: raise, bring up]

Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer]

Cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" [syn: boot, reboot, bring up]