brings down
Makes something fall
Brings down is the third-person singular of bring down, which means to cause something to fall or collapse: The scandal brought down the government.
It can mean to reduce: Nothing brings down a fever like ibuprofen.
To bring someone down is to depress or deflate their mood: Don't let his negativity bring you down.
In hunting, to bring down game is to kill it with a shot.
Decreases or brings down
- decreasesGrows smaller in amount
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
- cutsSevers or reduces
drops · slashes · shrinks · curtails · downsizes · tapers · minimizes · dwindles
Goes and gets
Forcible removal from power
- conquerOvercome by force
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
- toppleCause to fall
- subdueBring under control
overcome · crush · rout · triumph · beat · prevail · subjugate · dethrone
Deliberate structural destruction
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- toppleCause to fall
- crumbleFragment gradually
- destructionAct of completely ruining
rubble · ruins · fall · tumble · wreckage · disintegrate · shatter · avalanche
Causes sorrow in
- dispiritsCauses loss of hope
- demoralizesDestroys confidence or hope
- discouragesLessens motivation to act
- disheartensCauses loss of hope
dampens · deflates · saps · gloom · melancholy · sorrow · doldrums · bleakness
lowers
Decreases or brings down
- decreasesGrows smaller in amount
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
cuts · drops · slashes · shrinks · curtails · downsizes · tapers · minimizes · dwindles · depletes
fetches
Goes and gets
- carriesTransports while supporting
- deliversTransports to recipient
- haulsPulls or transports forcefully
lowers · gets · moves · transports · conveys · lugs · schlepps
overthrow
Forcible removal from power
subdue · overcome · crush · rout · triumph · beat · prevail · subjugate · dethrone · oust
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
destruction · rubble · ruins · fall · tumble · wreckage · disintegrate · shatter · avalanche · landslide
saddens
Causes sorrow in
- dispiritsCauses loss of hope
- demoralizesDestroys confidence or hope
- discouragesLessens motivation to act
disheartens · dampens · deflates · saps · gloom · melancholy · sorrow · doldrums · bleakness