Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,765,079,643 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

resurrect
(redirected from resurrects)

   Also found in: Legal 0.04 sec.
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.

[Back-formation from resurrection.]

resur·rector n.

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
Verb1.resurrectresurrect - 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"
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"
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"
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
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 [ˌrezəˈrekt] VTresucitar
resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vt
[+ belief, tradition, practice, debate] → ressusciter
to resurrect sb's career → ressusciter la carrière de qn
(RELIGION)ressusciter
resurrect
vt
(lit) personwiederbeleben; (Rel) → auferstehen lassen; to be resurrectedauferstehen
(fig) lawwieder einführen; ideology, institutionwieder ins Leben rufen; custom, fashion, style, careerwieder beleben; custom, fashion, style, careerwieder beleben; ideas, memorieswieder aufleben lassen; (inf) old dress etcausgraben (inf); to resurrect the pastdie Vergangenheit wieder heraufbeschwören
resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vtrisuscitare (fig) (ideas, fashion) → riesumare
resurrect [ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vtrisuscitare (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.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.