To bring down

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	To cause to come down.
	To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.

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b/d bring bring down bringdown cut Embase Embasement enthuse Land Lockerbie minify overthrow overturn reduce retrench revolutionize shoot thin out To pick off			Thinking that it was time to bring down the Monarch from his raptures to the level of common sense, I determined to endeavour to open up to him some glimpses of the truth, that is to say of the nature of things in Flatland. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context Turning to his adjutant he ordered him to bring down the two battalions of the Sixth Chasseurs whom they had just passed. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Surely this is to bring down the Holy Ghost, instead of the likeness of a dove, in the shape of a vulture or raven; and set, out of the bark of a Christian church, a flag of a bark of pirates, and assassins. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context			To break out a cargo To break sheer To break squares To break the back To break the heart To break the heart of To break the ice To break the neck To break the neck of To break through To break up To break upon a wheel To break wind To breast up a hedge To breathe a vein To breathe again To breathe one's last To breed in and in To breeze up To brick up To brim over To bring a sail to To bring about To bring back To bring by the lee To bring down To bring down the house To bring forth To bring forward To bring grist to the maill To bring home To bring in To bring into play To bring off To bring on To bring one on one's way To bring one round To bring one to his bearings To bring out To bring over To bring suit To bring to To bring to book To bring to grass To bring to light To bring to pass To bring to the gangway To bring to the hammer To bring under To bring up To bring up (any one) with a round turn			To break sheer To break squares To break the back To break the heart To break the heart of To break the ice To break the neck To break the neck of To break through To break up To break upon a wheel To break wind To breast up a hedge To breathe a vein To breathe again To breathe one's last To breed in and in To breeze up To brick up To brim over To bring a sail to To bring about To bring back To bring by the lee To bring down To bring down the house To bring forth To bring forward To bring grist to the maill To bring home To bring in To bring into play To bring off To bring on To bring one on one's way To bring one round To bring one to his bearings To bring out To bring over To bring suit To bring to To bring to book to bring to completion To bring to grass To bring to light To bring to pass To bring to the gangway To bring to the hammer to bring together

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