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Verb: bring out  bring awt
  1. Make manifest
    "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her";
    - unveil, reveal
     
  2. Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    "bring out a magazine or newspaper";
    - publish, put out, issue, release, drop [informal]
     
  3. Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
    "The company brought out its latest smartphone model";
    - introduce
     
  4. Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    "bring out the truth";
    - unwrap, disclose, let on, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover, lay bare
     
  5. Direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
    "The dark frame brought out the colours in the painting";
    - set off
     
  6. Bring out of a specific state
    "The warm sun brought out the flowers";
    - let out
     
  7. Encourage to be less reserved
    "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"
     
  8. Take out of a container or enclosed space
    "bring out your best dress—we are going to a party!";
    - get out
     
  9. Bring onto the market or release
    "bring out a book";
    - produce, bring on

Derived forms: brought out, brings out, bringing out

Type of: accent, accentuate, acquaint, act, air, bare, emphasise [Brit], emphasize, encourage, introduce, let go, let go of, move, present, publicise [Brit], publicize, punctuate, release, relinquish, show, stress, take out, tell, unpack