resurrect (redirected from resurrecting)

res·ur·rect  (rz-rkt)

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.

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[Back-formation from resurrection.]

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resur·rector n.

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resurrect

Verb

1. to bring or be brought back to life from death

2. to bring back into use or activity

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	resurrect - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" upraise, raise resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" resurrect, uprise, rise - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
	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" revive restore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" republish - revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
	3.	resurrect - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" uprise, rise 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"

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resurrect

verb 1. revive, renew, bring back, kick-start (informal) reintroduce, breathe new life into

verb 2. restore to life, raise from the dead