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resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vb
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) to rise or raise from the dead; bring or be brought back to life 2. (tr) to bring back into use or activity; revive to resurrect an ancient law 3. (tr) to renew (one's hopes, etc.) 4. (tr) Facetious (formerly) to exhume and steal (a body) from its grave, esp in order to sell it ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
resurrect verb 1. revive, renew, bring back, kick-start (informal), reintroduce, breathe new life into Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have failed. 2. restore to life, bring back to life, raise from the dead Only the True Cross was able to resurrect a dead youth. Translations resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vt [+ belief, tradition, practice, debate] → ressusciter to resurrect sb's career → ressusciter la carrière de qn (RELIGION) → ressusciter resurrect vt (fig) law → wieder einführen; ideology, institution → wieder ins Leben rufen; custom, fashion, style, career → wieder beleben; custom, fashion, style, career → wieder beleben; ideas, memories → wieder aufleben lassen; (inf) old dress etc → ausgraben (inf); to resurrect the past → die Vergangenheit wieder heraufbeschwören resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vt → risuscitare (fig) (ideas, fashion) → riesumare resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vt → risuscitare (fig) (ideas, fashion) → riesumare How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If Arangis could resurrect, then could Skippers resurrect, and in utter faith that the head of nothingness he had last seen on Bashti's knees he would find again rejoined to its body and its two legs on the deck of the white-painted floating world, he waded out to his depth, and, swimming dared the sea. You can't resurrect a dead nation without it; there isn't any way. He was a comical sight, striving to fan into flame the cold ashes of his youth, to resurrect his strength dead and gone through the oozing of the years--making woful faces in place of the ferocious ones he intended, grinding his worn teeth together, beating his meagre chest with feeble fists. |
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