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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 51Թ Forms
- u·tǰ noun
- ܲr·ܰ·Ļ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of resurrect1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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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