bring about

verb

1. to cause to happen

   to bring about a change in the law

2. to turn (a ship) around

Idioms and Phrases

Also, bring to pass. Make something happen, accomplish or result in something. For example, The revised tax code brought about considerable changes in accounting. The first term dates from the 1400s, and the variant, today considered rather formal, from the first half of the 1500s. Also see bring on, def. 1.

Related Words

• accomplish 
• achieve 
• create 
• engender 
• generate 
• produce 
• realize