- to rise or raise from the dead; bring or be brought back to life
- (transitive) to bring back into use or activity; revive
- (transitive) facetious (formerly) to exhume and steal (a body) from its grave, esp in order to sell it
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res•ur•rect /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to raise from the dead;
bring to life again. - to bring back into use, attention, etc.:The newspapers resurrected that old story about UFO sightings.
res•ur•rect
(rez′ə rekt′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
res′ur•rec′tor, n.
- to raise from the dead;
bring to life again. - to bring back into use, practice, etc.:to resurrect an ancient custom.
v.i.
- to rise from the dead.
- back formation from resurrection 1765–75
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resurrect /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt/ vb
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