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bring out
verb
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What it means

  1. verb direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
    “This dress accentuates your nice figure!”
  2. verb take out of a container or enclosed space
    “Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!”
  3. verb bring out of a specific state
  4. verb encourage to be less reserved
    “The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy”
  5. verb make visible
    “Summer brings out bright clothes”
  6. verb prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    “publish a magazine or newspaper”
  7. verb bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
  8. verb bring onto the market or release
    “produce a movie”
  9. verb 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”