RAKE UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rake up mean? 

• RAKE UP (verb)
  The verb RAKE UP has 1 sense:

1. bring to light

  Familiarity information: RAKE UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAKE UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring to light

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor

Hypernyms (to "rake up" is one way to...):

discover; find (make a discovery)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

 Context examples 

Where your calling is more open to criticism is when you pry into the secrets of private individuals, when you rake up family matters which are better hidden, and when you incidentally waste the time of men who are more busy than yourself.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)