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Meaning of the word "rake up" in English

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rake up

US /reɪk ʌp/
UK /reɪk ʌp/
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Phrasal Verb

1.

to bring an unpleasant memory or piece of information from the past to people's attention

Example:
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Why do you always have to rake up old arguments?
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She didn't want to rake up the past.
Synonym:
dig upunearthresurrectrevivebring up
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Related Word:
rakerake inupcome up withfollow upkeep up withlook up to