rake up

• Deutsches Verb (Partikelverb) für das Hervorholen und Wiederaufwärmen unangenehmer Erinnerungen, vergangener Ereignisse oder alter Geschichten. Es bedeutet auch, etwas (z. B. Laub) zusammenzuharken.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reviving or bringing back unpleasant memories, events, or information from the past.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Revive unpleasant memoriesinformal

   To bring back or recall something unpleasant from the past, often causing distress.

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   • He raked up old arguments during the family dinner.
   • The journalist raked up the scandal from years ago.
   • She doesn't like to rake up painful memories from her childhood.

   Synonymebring backbring updig updredge uprecallresurrectreviveunearth

   Antonymeforgetforgiveoverlook

2. Collect or gatherinformal

   To gather or collect something, often with effort, like leaves or scattered items.

   Zusammenraffen

   • I need to rake up the leaves in the backyard.
   • He raked up all the scattered papers from the floor.
   • They raked up enough money to buy the equipment.

   Synonymeaccumulatecollectgathermusterround upscrape up

   Antonymedispersedistributescatterseparatespread

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