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.
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Meaning 2
Return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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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..