brought down

VERB

reduce or hurt

Synonyms

WEAK

KO abase cut down damage drop fell floor injure knock down lay low level lower mow down murder overthrow overturn prostrate pull down shoot down slay throw down tumble undermine upset wound

Antonyms

WEAK

aid encourage help raise

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brought down

Some businesses are calling for the costs of employing staff to be brought down in the Budget on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Trees and power cables brought down by the storm blocked roads and rail lines across Scotland and northern England.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

They didn’t sleep all night, worried that the walls would be brought down on top of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Earlier reports suggested the affected classrooms were in a two-storey part of the building, but Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed later confirmed that classrooms on three floors had been brought down.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

She had never brought down her sails, and some burning pitch had caught in her rigging.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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