bring to

• POS: Verb (transitive)

THESAURUS

bring to

arrest, assimilate to, become, block, brake, bring back, bring up short, call back, change, change into, change over, check, checkmate, convert, cut short, dam, deadlock, do over, draw rein, freeze, halt, haul, haul off, haul the wind, haul to, haul up, head to windward, heave to, make, make over, naturalize, pull up, put paid to, reanimate, recall to life, recharge, reconvert, recruit, reduce to, refresh, regenerate, reheat the ashes, reinspire, rejuvenate, rekindle, relight, render, renew, resolve into, resurrect, resuscitate, reverse, revitalize, revive, revivify, rewarm, sail to windward, shift, stalemate, stall, stay, stem, stem the tide, stir the embers, stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop short, switch, switch over, transform, turn back, turn into, uphelm, warm over, warm up, weather

ROGET THESAURUS

bring to

Conversion

VB be converted into, become, get, wax, come to, turn to, turn into, evolve into, develop into, turn out, lapse, shift, run into, fall into, pass into, slide into, glide into, grow into, ripen into, open into, resolve itself into, settle into, merge into, emerge as, melt, grow, come round to, mature, mellow, assume the form of, assume the shape of, assume the state of, assume the nature of, assume the character of, illapse, begin a new phase, assume a new phase, undergo a change, convert into, resolve into, make, render, mold, form, remodel, new model, refound, reform, reorganize, assimilate to, bring to, reduce to.

Quiescence

VB be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.