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1.
Cause to happen, produce, as in His cold brought on an asthma attack. This usage was first recorded in John Milton's Samson Agonistes
(1671): "These evils . . . I myself have brought them on." Also see
bring about.
2.
Cause to appear or bring into action, as in Bring on the jugglers. [Mid-1800s]
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