| date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together) |
| date bar | fruit bar containing chopped dates |
| date bread | bread containing chopped dates |
| date-nut bread | bread containing chopped dates and nuts |
| date | sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed |
jujube Chinese date
Chinese jujube | dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees |
date
appointment
engagement | a meeting arranged in advance, she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date |
| blind date | a date with a stranger, she never goes on blind dates |
| double date | a date in which two couples participate |
dateline
date line
International Date Line | an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the th meridian |
| blind date | a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) |
date
escort | a participant in a date, his date never stopped talking |
date palm
Phoenix dactylifera | tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit |
date plum
Diospyros lotus | an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes |
| date | the present, they are up to date, we haven't heard from them to date |
maturity maturity date
due date | the date on which an obligation must be repaid |
date
day of the month | the specified day of the month, what is the date today? |
| date | a particular day specified as the time something happens, the date of the election is set by law |
| future date | a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen |
| rain date | an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date, the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday |
| sell-by date | a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold |
| date | the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred, he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class |
| date particular date | a particular but unspecified point in time, they hoped to get together at an early date |
| epoch date of reference | (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
bring to
bring back
bring round
bring around | return to consciousness, These pictures bring back sad memories |
beget
get engender
father
mother
sire
generate
bring forth | make children, Abraham begot Isaac, Men often father children but don't recognize them |
bring around cure
heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again, The treatment cured the boy's acne, The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to |
boot
reboot
bring up | cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes, boot your computer |
bring
land | bring into a different state, this may land you in jail |
reduce
cut down
cut back trim
trim down
trim back
cut bring down | cut down on, make a reduction in, reduce your daily fat intake, The employer wants to cut back health benefits |
bring out
set off | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast, This dress accentuates your nice figure!, I set off these words by brackets |
| bring home | make understandable and clear, This brings home my point |
| date | assign a date to, determine the (probable) date of, Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings |
| date | provide with a dateline, mark with a date, She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated |
dateline
datemark
date-mark | mark with a date and place, dateline a newspaper article |
| date date stamp | stamp with a date, The package is dated November |
inflict
bring down
visit impose | impose something unpleasant, The principal visited his rage on the students |
bring round
bring around | cause to adopt an opinion or course of action, His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school |
| bring | induce or persuade, The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well |
b unwrap
disclose
let on
bring out reveal
discover expose divulge
break
give away
let out
a | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret, The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold, The actress won't reveal how old she is, bring out the truth, he broke the news to her, unwrap the evidence in the murder case |
publish
bring out
put out
issue
release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale, publish a magazine or newspaper |
mention advert bring up
cite
name refer | make reference to, His name was mentioned in connection with the invention |
| raise bring up | put forward for consideration or discussion, raise the question of promotions, bring up an unpleasant topic |
| call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
| introduce bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. |
| bring out get out | take out of a container or enclosed space, Get out your best dress--we are going to a party! |
| join bring together | cause to become joined or linked, join these two parts so that they fit together |
bring
get convey
fetch | go or come after and bring or take back, Get me those books over there, please, Could you bring the wine?, The dog fetched the hat |
| bring | be accompanied by, Can I bring my cousin to the dinner? |
| bring | cause to come into a particular state or condition, Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence, bring water to the boiling point |