bring to mind

Make one remember

To bring to mind is to cause someone to think of or remember something: The smell of pine brings to mind my grandfather's cabin.

Often used when one thing evokes another through association or resemblance: Her voice brings to mind a young Ella Fitzgerald.

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suggest · ring a bell · spark · call up · evoke · association · memory · summon · flash · recognize · trigger · mental image · scent · taste · perfume · aroma · look back · familiar

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Opposites
memory retrieval

bring to mindforget

Fail to recall

draw a blank · block out · repress · suppress · consign to oblivion

mental attention

bring to mindsuppress

Forcibly put an end to

repress · shut out · tune out

communicative effect

bring to mindobscure

Unknown to most

conceal · hide · mask · cloud · muddle

Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G