dredge up

• فعل مركّب يعني إخراج شيء من قاع الماء أو انتشاله، ويُستعمل مجازًا بمعنى استدعاء شيء مؤلم أو منسي من الماضي وإحيائه من جديد.

A phrasal verb meaning to bring something up from the bottom of a body of water, or figuratively, to recall or revive something unpleasant or forgotten from the past.

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1. Bring up unpleasant memoriesinformal

   To recall or mention something unpleasant or forgotten from the past.

   استرجاع الذكريات المؤلمة

   • The interview dredged up painful memories of her childhood.
   • He always dredges up old arguments during family dinners.
   • The documentary dredged up forgotten scandals from the 1980s.

   المرادفاتconjure updig uprake upresurrectreviveunearth

   الأضدادburyforgetrepresssuppress

2. Search and retrieveformal

   To search for and bring something to the surface, often from a body of water.

   الاستخراج من القاع

   • The team dredged up the sunken ship from the ocean floor.
   • They dredged up mud and debris from the riverbed.
   • The police dredged up evidence from the lake.

   المرادفاتbring uphaul uppull outrecoverretrievesalvage

   الأضدادburysinksubmerge

الفعل الأساسيdredge