brings forth

Makes something appear

Brings forth means to produce, generate, or cause to appear.

The phrase suggests something emerging from a source: The earth brings forth new growth in spring.

It often carries a formal or literary quality, appearing in contexts of creation or revelation: The investigation brought forth new evidence.

In older usage, it specifically meant to give birth.

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give birth to · birth · engender · inception · set in motion · unveil · spawn · originate · come into being · usher in · elicit · summon up · manifestation · yield · provoke · occasion · draw out · cause

Opposites
emergence/production

brings forthtakes away

Removes or subtracts

removes · withdraws · takes back · holds back · keeps in

expression/manifestation

brings forthsuppresses

Actively prevents expression

conceals · hides · holds back · withholds · represses

creation/generation

brings forthtakes away

Removes or subtracts

destroys · eliminates · extinguishes · removes · annihilates

Family

bring, brings, brought, bringing, bringer, forth, forthcoming, forthwith, forthright

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