dredge up

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, etwas vom Grund eines Gewässers heraufzuholen oder, im übertragenen Sinn, etwas Unangenehmes oder Vergessenes aus der Vergangenheit hervorzuholen oder wieder ins Bewusstsein zu rufen.

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.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Bring up unpleasant memoriesinformal

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

   Unangenehme Erinnerungen hervorholen

   • 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.

   Synonymeconjure updig uprake upresurrectreviveunearth

   Antonymeburyforgetrepresssuppress

2. Search and retrieveformal

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

   vom Grund heraufholen

   • 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.

   Synonymebring uphaul uppull outrecoverretrievesalvage

   Antonymeburysinksubmerge

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