bring out vs pick up

pick up vs bring out

bring out and pick up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring out	No	No	Yes	No
pick up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of bring out; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring out:

bring out: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
pick up: lift out or reflect from a background

Other hyponyms of bring out include foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight, raise.

bring out (verb)	pick up (verb)
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	gain or regain energy
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale	improve significantly; go from bad to good
bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.	lift out or reflect from a background
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
bring out of a specific state	eat by pecking at, like a bird
take out of a container or enclosed space	take into custody
encourage to be less reserved	take up by hand
make manifest	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
bring onto the market or release	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
	take and lift upward
	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
	register (perceptual input)
	buy casually or spontaneously
	gather or collect
	get in addition, as an increase
	meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between bring out and pick up

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