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Definition dredge up in British English

dredge up phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to tell people about something that someone did in the past that they would prefer to keep secret

Example

Details of his previous affairs were dredged up by the media.

Synonyms and related words
reveal tell let on
2

to manage to remember something that you learned or knew long ago

Synonyms and related words
remember recall think back
Definition dredge up in British English