Definitions

read up

VERB

bone up

Synonyms

WEAK

brush up brush up on cram drum get up grind away mug up polish up refresh the memory review study swot up

VERB

brush up

Synonyms

WEAK

clean up cram go over look over polish up refresh one's memory refurbish relearn renovate reread retouch review revise study touch up

Antonyms

WEAK

forget

VERB

brush up on

Synonyms

WEAK

bone up brush up cram polish up review study

VERB

lucubrate

Synonyms

STRONG

coach cogitate consider cram dig examine excogitate grind inquire learn meditate mind peruse plug plunge ponder read refresh think tutor weigh

WEAK

apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up pore over think out think over

Antonyms

STRONG

dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect overlook

VERB

study

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider examine learn ponder pore over read think

STRONG

coach cogitate cram dig excogitate grind inquire lucubrate meditate mind peruse plug plunge refresh tutor weigh

WEAK

apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up think out think over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable,” Martin wrote.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Maybe Hegseth should have asked the question—and maybe he should think and read up even a little bit about a vast range of topics before opening his mouth.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026

She started to read up on nutrition and create a healthy diet that helped fuel her body.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

This instantly showed one set of relationships when read up and down and another when read from side to side.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

read up

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