dredge up
Bring back up
To dredge up is to bring something to the surface, literally or figuratively.
The literal sense involves pulling material from a body of water using a dredge—a machine that scoops sediment from riverbeds or harbors.
More commonly, dredge up means to revive something long buried or forgotten, usually something unpleasant: Why dredge up old grievances?
The documentary dredged up memories she'd tried to forget.
Appear again after absence
- reappearBecome visible again
- bring backReturn to original place
- rekindleRenew something dormant
- reopenMake accessible again
revisit · rehash · rake up · dig up · stir up · unbury · awaken · revival
resurface
Appear again after absence
- reappearBecome visible again
- bring backReturn to original place
- rekindleRenew something dormant
reopen · revisit · rehash · rake up · dig up · stir up · unbury · awaken · revival · emerge
remember
Retain in mind
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
painful · past · buried · forgotten · memories · unpleasant · resurface · flashback · nostalgia · retrieval
unearth
Excavate or reveal hidden
silt · sediment · muck · riverbed · channel · harbor · bucket · seabed · deepen · clear