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resurrect

re·sur·rect

UK/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/ US/ˌrɛzɜrˈɛkt/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause to become alive again

  • “raise from the dead”
  • “Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected”
  • “Upraising ghosts”
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2.

restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state

  • “He revived this style of opera”
  • “He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina”
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3.

return from the dead

  • “Christ is risen!”
  • “The dead are to uprise”
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Origin

From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.

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