resurrect

[ rez-uh-rekt ]

/ ˌrɛz əˈrɛkt /

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verb (used with object)

to raise from the dead; bring to life again.

to bring back into use, practice, etc.: to resurrect an ancient custom.

verb (used without object)

to rise from the dead.

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Origin of resurrect

First recorded in 1765–75; back formation from resurrection

OTHER WORDS FROM resurrect

res·ur·rec·tor, nounun·res·ur·rect·ed, adjective

Words nearby resurrect

resurface, resurgam, resurge, resurgence, resurgent, resurrect, resurrection, resurrectionary, resurrection fern, resurrectionism, resurrectionist

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How to use resurrect in a sentence

On Thursday, Missy Elliott resurrected one of her most iconic hairdos—a sleek face-framing pixie cut—and it looks like it came straight from the ’90s.
Missy Elliott’s New Haircut Looks Like It Came Straight From The ’90s|Jennifer Ford|September 25, 2020|Essence.com
If the Port resurrects a new version of the fee in the future, the car companies must receive a 30-day notice “and all parties reserve their right to challenge the fee,” Page wrote in an email.
Port Settlements Will Send Refunds to Airport Rental Car Customers|Ashly McGlone|September 22, 2020|Voice of San Diego
That this shift coincided with the Great Recession helped resurrect the global economy.
Could the Recession Revive the Savings Gene in China and India?|Pallabi Munsi|August 16, 2020|Ozy
OceanSky is far from the only company pouring money into resurrecting the airship.
Airships Are No Longer a Relic of the Past; You Could Ride in One by 2023|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|August 4, 2020|Singularity Hub

Most economists agree that the gold standard is an outdated idea that should not be resurrected.
Senate committee gave key approval to Fed nominee’s unorthodox economic views|Karen Ho|July 21, 2020|Quartz
How might we resurrect a tradition threatened with extinction?
Can Baseball’s All-Star Game Be Saved?|Peter C. Bjarkman|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His goal, he said at the time, was to “resurrect something that my family built.”
Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of ‘Sambo’s,’ The ‘Racist’ Restaurant Chain America Once Loved|Andrew Romano|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was that basic desire that the justices in Gregg relied upon to resurrect the death penalty.
The Supreme Court Will Never Kill the Death Penalty, Even With Botched Executions|Mike Sacks|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She used her new powers to save the Doctor, defeat the Daleks, and to resurrect Captain Jack Harkness.
A Primer For Doctor Who’s ‘Day of the Doctor’ Episode|Chancellor Agard|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I had never heard of him either, and I very much wanted to resurrect him and people like him.
The Man Who Made America: Simone Winchester Talks New Book|Eric Herschthal|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hence it is impossible to resurrect two bodies out of the material common to both.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
To resurrect these regions, to reconstruct these factories, raw materials are not now sufficient; we need means of transportation.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
As for exhuming the files of the daily papers, one might as well try to resurrect Cheops.
Satan's Invisible World Displayed or, Despairing Democracy|W. T. Stead
It was impossible for one of her acquaintances to resurrect so much as a buckle without her instant and cordial recognition.
Lady Cassandra|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
Black-green foliage, the curious old-green of trees that never wither and never resurrect.
Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for resurrect

resurrect

/ (ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt) /

verb

to rise or raise from the dead; bring or be brought back to life

(tr) to bring back into use or activity; reviveto resurrect an ancient law

(tr) to renew (one's hopes, etc)

(tr) facetious (formerly) to exhume and steal (a body) from its grave, esp in order to sell it

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