bring back

Fetch and return

To bring back is to return something to its original place or condition.

You bring back library books, borrowed items, or souvenirs from a trip.

The phrase extends to revival: They're trying to bring back disco.

Memories or experiences can bring back feelings: That song brings back so many memories.

In conversation, bring it back means return to an earlier topic.

retrieval

fetch

Go get and return

regain · rescue · salvage · recoup · repossess · reacquire · return · restore · reinstate · reestablish

revival

resurgence

Return after dormancy

resurrect · reanimate · rekindle · reawaken · restore · rejuvenate · revitalize · regenerate · rebirth · renaissance

nostalgia

memories

Stored past experiences

flashback · yearning · longing · wistfulness · sentimentality · homesickness · halcyon · golden days · old times · bygone

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Opposites
physical transport direction

bring backtake away

To subtract or remove

carry off · send away · remove · take out · carry away

memory/nostalgia evocation

bring backerase

Remove recorded marks

blot out · suppress · block out · repress · obliterate

retention vs. abandonment

bring backleave behind

Depart without taking

abandon · leave · discard · forsake · forget

Family

back, bring, brought, brings, bringing

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