Bring up Very Common

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

"raise the specter of unemployment"

"he conjured wild birds in the air"

"call down the spirits from the mountain"

look after a child until it is an adult

"raise a family"

"bring up children"

promote from a lower position or rank

"This player was brought up to the major league"

raise from a lower to a higher position

"Raise your hands"

"Lift a load"

cause to come to a sudden stop

"The noise brought her up in shock"

put forward for consideration or discussion

"raise the question of promotions"

"bring up an unpleasant topic"

make reference to

"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

"boot your computer"

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To bring from a lower to a higher position.