res·ur·rect (r z -r kt )v. res·ur·rect·ed, res·ur·rect·ing, res·ur·rects v.tr.1. To bring back to life; raise from the dead. 2. To bring back into practice, notice, or use. v.intr. To rise from the dead; return to life.
[Back-formation from resurrection.]
res ur·rec tor n. |
resurrect Verb
1. to bring or be brought back to life from death
2. to bring back into use or activity
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| Verb | 1. | resurrect - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" |
| 2. | resurrect - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"republish - revive (a cancelled will or a libel) |
| 3. | resurrect - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"resurrect, upraise, raise - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
resurrect verb 2. restore to life, raise from the dead