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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bring down
       v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
            the vase from the shelf" [syn: lower, take down, let
            down, get down] [ant: raise]
       2: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
          "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow, subvert, overturn]
       3: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage
          on the students" [syn: inflict, visit, impose]
       4: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the
          airplane safely" [syn: land, put down]
       5: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the
          house"
       6: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
          intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
          [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
           trim back, cut]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bring down
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ρίχνω, κάνω κάποιον να χάσει την εξουσία ή νικώ κάποιον
     2 ρίχνω, κάνω ένα αεροσκάφος να πέσει από τον ουρανό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bring down
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a ruler lose their position of power.
     2 (lb en transitive) To reduce.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bring down
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a ruler lose their position of power.
     2 (lb en transitive) To reduce.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bring down
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a ruler lose their position of power.
     2 (lb en transitive) To reduce.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bring down
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a ruler lose their position of power.
     2 (lb en transitive) To reduce.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bring down
     Englanti vb.
     1 kukistaa, nujertaa; kaataa (hallitus tms.)
     2 lannistaa, masentaa, tehdä alakuloiseksi

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/ 
  sestřelit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/ 
  zastřelit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/
  snést

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/
  abschießen [ein Flugzeug] , vom Himmel holen, herunterholen  [ugs.]  [mil.]
     Synonyms: shoot down, down, bring to the ground
  
   see: shooting down, bringing down, downing, bringing to the ground, shot down, brought down, downed, brought to the ground
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/
  herunterfahren 
   see: bringing down, brought down
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/
  
  προκαλώ την πτώση

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bring down /bɹˈɪŋ dˈaʊn/
  obarati

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "bring down":
     abase, abash, acquire, be responsible for, beat down, belittle,
     blow down, blow over, blow to pieces, blow up, bowl down,
     bowl over, brain, break down, bring into discredit, bring low,
     bring on, bring upon, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, burn to death,
     cast down, chop down, contract, crush, cry down, cut down,
     cut to pieces, dash down, deal a deathblow, debase, deck, decry,
     degrade, demean, depreciate, derogate from, detract from, diminish,
     disapprove of, discredit, disgrace, disintegrate, disparage, down,
     drop, dump, dump on, fall in with, fall into, fell, fetch down,
     flatten, floor, frag, gain, get, give the quietus, ground,
     gun down, hew down, hold in contempt, incinerate, incur, invite,
     jugulate, knock, knock down, knock over, lapidate, lay level,
     lay low, lay out, level, lower, make little of, minimize, mow down,
     pistol, poleax, precipitate, prostrate, pull down, put down, rase,
     raze, reduce, reflect discredit upon, riddle, run, run down,
     send headlong, set down, shoot, shoot down, shoot to death,
     shotgun, silence, slight, smash, speak ill of, spread-eagle,
     stab to death, steamroller, stone, stone to death, strike dead,
     submit to indignity, supinate, take down, tear down, throw,
     throw down, topple, trip, trip up, tumble, vaporize, welcome,
     whack down
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  降低

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     降低,使下降,使泄气

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