Usually means: Apply effectively; utilize fully resources.
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  1. bring to bear: Merriam-Webster
  2. bring to bear: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bring to bear: Vocabulary.com
  4. bring to bear: Wiktionary
  5. bring to bear: Dictionary.com
  6. bring to bear: Rhymezone
  7. Bring to Bear: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  8. bring to bear: FreeDictionary.org
  9. bring to bear: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. bring to bear: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bring to bear: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bring to bear: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (bring to bear)

verb:  (transitive) To aim a weapon at a target.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.

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