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resurrect
[ rez-uh-rekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
- to bring back into use, practice, etc.:
to resurrect an ancient custom.
verb (used without object)
- to rise from the dead.
resurrect
/ ˌɛəˈɛ /
verb
- to rise or raise from the dead; bring or be brought back to life
- tr to bring back into use or activity; revive
to resurrect an ancient law
- tr to renew (one's hopes, etc)
- facetious.tr (formerly) to exhume and steal (a body) from its grave, esp in order to sell it
Other Word Forms
- u·tǰ noun
- ܲr·ܰ·Ļ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of resurrect1
Example Sentences
However, Christians in the Western part of the Empire believed that Jesus was resurrected on a Sunday, so Easter should always be celebrated on that day.
They watch TV and movies, eat cereal, play music and resurrect the cast of characters from their youth.
Colossal dismisses the professional questioning over whether it truly has resurrected the dire wolf from extinction as a distraction from its scientific goals and achievement.
In temperate climates, especially, every year life that seems to die in autumn is resurrected in spring.
Fueled by a lifetime love of horror, the filmmaker developed a plot that resurrected the life force of the early blues scene and merged it with the intriguing possibilities inherent in a vampire’s eternal lifespan.
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