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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

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 up unearth resurrect revive bring up

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Related Word:

rake rake in be as thin as a rake on the up and up up up to come up with