Bring up and Close

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Bring up verb - To bring to maturity through care and education.

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Close is an antonym for bring up in initiate topic.

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Bring up is an antonym for close.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

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Close and Bring up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bring_up/close

Bring up & Close. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bring_up/close>.

Close or Bring up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bring_up/close.

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