Verb

* 1953 , United States Supreme Court, John Den ''ex dem.'' Archibald Russell ''v.'' The Association of the Jersey Company , reprinted in the (United States Reports), volume 56, page 426:

This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey.

To mention.

To raise (children).

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, chapter=6 citation , passage=‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.}}

To uncover, to bring from obscurity.

To turn on power or start, as of a machine.

To vomit.

To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.

* 1934 , (Rex Stout), , 1992 (w) edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 91:

"Mr. Wolfe, I beg you—I beg of you—"

I was sure she was going to cry and I didn't want her to. But Wolfe brusquely brought her up :

"That's all, Miss Barstow."

* 1999 , Alice Borchardt, Night of the Wolf , (w), ISBN 0345423631, page 260 [http://google.com/books?id=tG4tiCvmHJwC&pg=PA260&dq=brought-him-up]:

"No," Maeniel shouted, "No!" trying to distract the man, and lunged toward him. The chain on his ankle brought him up short and he fell on his face.

Verb

(en verb)

To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.

He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.

(by extension) To grade (examination papers).

To inform (someone) of the latter's error.

It's rude to correct your parents.