rake up

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to revive, discover, or bring to light (something forgotten)

   to rake up an old quarrel

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rake up Idioms  

1. Revive, bring to light, especially something unpleasant, as in She was raking up old gossip. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

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rake up

There could also be a feeling that it's "tawdry" to rake up these claims so many years later, he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Rant to those who feel they must quickly rake up every leaf that falls.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

The giant planets brawl among themselves, too, competing to rake up excess material and grow more giant still, sometimes ejecting the unlucky losers from the system in a “last planets standing” melee.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 19, 2023

As we rake up leaves and pods from our neighbor’s tree every fall, we remind ourselves what a gift the shade was all summer.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022

Would they not rake up the past and find clues that had led to my fate?

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright