pick up vs bring out

bring out vs pick up

pick up and bring out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bring out is a hypernym of pick up; that is, bring out is a word with a broader meaning than pick up:

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

Other hypernyms of pick up include set off.

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

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