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dredge up
dredge up vb (tr, adverb) 1. to bring to notice, esp with considerable effort and from an obscure, remote, or unlikely source: to dredge up worthless ideas. 2. (Civil Engineering) to raise with or as if with a dredge: they dredged up the corpse from the lake. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"drag upcite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
dredge upverb (Informal) dig up, raise, rake up, discover, uncover, draw up, unearth, drag up, fish up She dredged up a minor misdemeanour.Translationsdredge up
dredge up1. Literally, to take out material in order to increase the depth of a body of water. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dredge" and "up." I think we can deepen the pond by dredging up some more sand.2. To pull something from the depths of a body of water. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dredge" and "up." Hopefully, the divers will be able to dredge up more pieces of the plane today, and we can start analyzing them.3. By extension, to resume the discussion of something (usually something unpleasant or troublesome). A noun or pronoun can be used between "dredge" and "up." Can we all please try not to dredge up old hurts at this year's Thanksgiving dinner?4. To find or obtain something after much searching. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dredge" and "up." What else can we do to dredge up support for this petition? I was able to dredge up some of the suspect's financial records.See also: dredge, updredge upv.1. To deepen some body of water by digging and removing material from its bottom: They'll have to dredge up the river, or else the larger ships won't be able to pass through. Because the stream was hard to navigate, the farmer paid someone to dredge it up.2. To raise something from the bottom of a body of water: The workers dredged up a car from the bottom of the lake. They dredged a lot of garbage up from the bottom of the canal.3. To bring something back into discussion or importance, especially something unpleasant: I wish you hadn't dredged up that issue with our boss. I had been content to forget about the accident until my neighbor dredged it up by asking me questions about it.See also: dredge, upEncyclopediaSeedredgedredge up
Synonyms for dredge upverb dig upSynonyms- dig up
- raise
- rake up
- discover
- uncover
- draw up
- unearth
- drag up
- fish up
Synonyms for dredge upverb mention something unpleasant from the pastSynonymsRelated Words- cite
- mention
- refer
- advert
- name
- bring up
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