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bring about


bring about

verb

Definition of BRING ABOUT

transitive verb
: to cause to take place : effect

Examples of BRING ABOUT

  1. <I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse.>

First Known Use of BRING ABOUT

14th century

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