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resurrect - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'resurrect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Resurrect [ v. t.]
- To take from the grave; to disinter.
- To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that which was forgotten or lost).

Meaning of 'resurrect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . resurrect [ v]
Meaning (1):
- return from the dead
Example in sentence:
  • Christ is risen!;
  • The dead are to uprise
Meaning (2):
- restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
Example in sentence:
  • He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina;
  • He revived this style of opera
Meaning (3):
- cause to become alive again
Example in sentence:
  • raise from the dead;
  • Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected;
  • Upraising ghosts

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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