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Bring back

//ˈbɹɪŋ bæk// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To fetch something. ditransitive, transitive

    "I brought back the groceries."

  2. 2
    call to mind wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause someone to remember something from the past. transitive

    "The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood."

  4. 4
    bring back to the point of departure wordnet
  5. 5
    To reenact an old rule or law. transitive

    "In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty."

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  1. 6
    To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again. transitive

    "Her eyes are homes of silent prayer, ⁠Nor other thought her mind admits ⁠But, he was dead, and there he sits, And he that brought him back is there."

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