rake up

• Verbo frasal que significa sacar a la luz o revivir recuerdos, eventos o información desagradables del pasado, a menudo de manera deliberada. También puede referirse a reunir o amontonar algo, como hojas, pero el sentido principal es traer de vuelta asuntos olvidados o problemáticos.

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

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Revive unpleasant memoriesinformal

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

   Revivir recuerdos desagradables

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbring backbring updig updredge uprecallresurrectreviveunearth

   Antónimosforgetforgiveoverlook

2. Collect or gatherinformal

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

   recoger o juntar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosaccumulatecollectgathermusterround upscrape up

   Antónimosdispersedistributescatterseparatespread

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