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resurrect

[ rez-uh-rekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
  2. to bring back into use, practice, etc.:

    to resurrect an ancient custom.



verb (used without object)

  1. to rise from the dead.

resurrect

/ ˌɛəˈɛ /

verb

  1. 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. facetious.
    tr (formerly) to exhume and steal (a body) from its grave, esp in order to sell it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • u·tǰ noun
  • ܲr·ܰ·𳦳Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resurrect1

First recorded in 1765–75; back formation from resurrection
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In temperate climates, especially, every year life that seems to die in autumn is resurrected in spring.

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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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The crusty bounty hunter was murdered during an attempted bust, but is resurrected by Satan and given a new assignment: tracking down demons who have escaped from Hell.

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The Manhattan judge dismissed the case "with prejudice", which means the Department of Justice cannot resurrect the charges against Adams based on the same evidence.

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After that, he devoted himself over the course of a decade to “Citizen Twain,” a touring one-man show that he wrote, directed and starred in as a resurrected Mark Twain.

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