resurrect
verb (used with object)
to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
resurrected
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past participleof resurrect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof resurrect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
resurrectverb (used with object)to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
Example Sentences
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A year later, the programme was resurrected, given a new title, That's Life! and Rantzen was selected as the main presenter.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The oldest resurrected antimicrobial peptides were able to disrupt bacterial membranes, but the bacteria apparently repaired the damage and survived exposure to the peptides.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
What we have here might be an example of the Tinkerbell effect, named for the “Peter Pan” character who could be resurrected from death by audience participation, i.e. belief in fairies.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Coltrane was a version of the resurrected black man, much like Malcolm X, a public figure he admired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
And that when they do, those few dozen hours, like the salvaged remains of a burned house—the charred clock, the singed photograph, the scorched furniture— must be resurrected from the ruins and examined.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
