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Resurrect (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Examples

  • The team of scientists attempted to resurrect an extinct species of woolly mammoth using advanced genetic engineering techniques.
  • A religious cult believed their deceased leader would resurrect after three days, and followers anxiously awaited the predicted event.
  • In the world of fantasy, resurrecting a fallen hero often required the power of magical stones.
  • Historical records show that failed empires cannot be resurrected, but their ideas and customs may re-emerge in new civilizations.
  • Witches in old legends were often accused of attempting to resurrect the vengeful spirits of those wronged in life.

Synonyms

  • Raise
  • Upraise

Hypernyms

  • Revive

Related Words

  • Resurrection (noun)

Meaning 2

Return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Rise
  • Uprise

Meaning 3

Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Revive

Hypernyms

  • Regenerate
  • Rejuvenate

Hyponyms

  • Republish
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