rake up

Verb

Meaning

bring to light

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Synonyms

raise bulk collect combine pick cluster discover gather aggregate accumulate pick up compile assemble uncover bunch

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Antonyms

separate spread disorder divide partition distribute

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Hypernyms

find discover

Examples

Once shame touches your being at any point, even the most distant nerve is implicated, whether you know it or not; any fleeting encounter or random thought will rake up the anguish and add to it. Stefan Zweig

Do not rake up old grievances. Romanian Proverb

He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor Source: Internet

It took me several days to rake up the leaves. Source: Internet

The opposition is like to rake up issues including comments by ruling party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal against centenarian freedom fighter HS Doreswamy and also on alleged diversion of Rs 25,000 crore reserved for loan waiver. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rake someone over the coals rake through rake together rake with gunfire rake-hell rake-helly