Analysis Complete

bring around

/ bring around /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provide a cure for, make healthy again
"The treatment cured the boy''s acne"
"The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
Type of:
help aid
Kinds of:
recuperate
Derived:
therapist healer remedy curative cure
Entails:
treat care for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
medicine practice of medicine
verb Sense 2
cause to adopt an opinion or course of action
"His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
Type of:
persuade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
bring back to consciousness
"These pictures bring back sad memories"
Opposites:
anesthetize anaesthetize anesthetise anaesthetise put to sleep
Type of:
awaken wake waken
Kinds of:
resuscitate revive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

help aid recuperate persuade awaken wake waken resuscitate revive anesthetize anaesthetize anesthetise