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to dredge up
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to bring up or uncover something, especially memories or emotions, that were hidden or forgotten
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
dredge
Present tense
dredge up
3rd person singular
dredges up
Present participle
dredging up
Past simple
dredged up
Past participle
dredged up
Examples
Talking about the past tends to dredge up old memories, both good and bad.
