resurrect

[rez-uh-rekt]

verb (used with object)

1. to raise from the dead; bring to life again.

2. to bring back into use, practice, etc..

   to resurrect an ancient custom.

verb (used without object)

1. to rise from the dead.

resurrect

/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt /

verb

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

2. (tr) to bring back into use or activity; revive

   to resurrect an ancient law

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

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

Other Word Forms

• resurrector noun
• unresurrected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurrect¹

First recorded in 1765–75; back formation from resurrection

Example Sentences

"Never say never," said executive producer Hannah Cheers, who was instrumental in resurrecting the pioneering and hard-hitting Channel 4 drama after nearly 22 years.

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Soon after, a state Supreme Court judge dismissed the lawsuit, which has since been resurrected by an appellate court.

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It also suggests that fresh U.S. efforts to resurrect its domestic rare-earths industry could prove difficult to sustain.

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Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and recent steps to test the alliance have highlighted Poland’s long-ignored warning that Russia, under Putin, wants to resurrect its traditional sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

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Yet in their exhaustive, three-part account of Cooper’s life—the first two are by Mr. Clark, a biographer, and the third by Mr. Calvocoressi, a modern-art curator—they aim to resurrect another Cooper as well.

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Related Words

• energize 
• recover 
• rejuvenate 
• rekindle 
• renew 
• renovate 
• restore 
• resuscitate 
• revitalize 
• rouse