From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bring up
v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke,
evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, {put
forward}, call forth]
2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
3: promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was
brought up to the major league"
4: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
"Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, get up,
bring up] [ant: bring down, get down, let down,
lower, take down]
5: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in
shock"
6: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" [syn:
raise, bring up]
7: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with
the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite,
name, refer]
8: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial
processes; "boot your computer" [syn: boot, reboot,
bring up]