BRING AROUND
\bɹˈɪŋ ɐɹˈa͡ʊnd], \bɹˈɪŋ ɐɹˈaʊnd], \b_ɹ_ˈɪ_ŋ ɐ_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
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cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
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bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"
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provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
By Princeton University
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.