from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
bring around
v 1: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent
letter finally brought me around to give money to the
school" [syn: {bring round}, {bring around}]
2: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured
the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but
never managed to" [syn: {bring around}, {cure}, {heal}]
3: return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad
memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring round},
{bring around}] [ant: {anaesthetise}, {anaesthetize},
{anesthetise}, {anesthetize}, {put out}, {put under}]