Dictionary

resurrect en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/
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Etymology

From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
2. (intransitive) To rise from the dead; to return to life.
3. (transitive) To restore to a working state.
4. (transitive) To bring back to view or attention; to reinstate.
   • Why resurrect the idea almost 25 years later? 2020 December 2, Richard Clinnick, “Fleet News: Class 56s revived, rebuilt and rebooted as GBRf Class 69s”, in Rail, page 28:

Forms

Deriveds

resurrectingly · resurrectable · resurrectee · resurrectible · resurrector

Synonyms

revive

Translations (51)

az diriltmək (to raise from dead) · ru оживля́ть (to raise from dead) · sv uppväcka (från de döda) (to raise from dead) · sw fufua (to raise from dead) · grc ἀνίστημι (to raise from dead) · wa rilever (with complement "d' inte les moirts") (to raise from dead) · ru оживля́ть (to bring back to view or attention) · ru оживи́ть (to raise from dead) · de wiederbeleben (to raise from dead) · ru оживи́ть (to bring back to view or attention) · cu ⰲⱏⱄⰽⱃⱐⱄⱀⱘⱅⰻ (to raise from dead) · wa fé raviker (to raise from dead) · wa ralouwer (to restore to a working state) · pl wskrzeszać (to raise from dead) · fr ressusciter (to raise from dead) · el ανασταίνω (to raise from dead) · ru воскреси́ть (to raise from dead) · nl herrijzen (to raise from dead) · nl hergebruiken (to restore to a working state) · eo reviviĝi (to raise from dead) · ro reînvia (to raise from dead) · cmn 復活 /复活 (to raise from dead) · es resurrecionar (to raise from dead) · nl herbruiken (to restore to a working state) · tr canlandırmak (to raise from dead) · bg съживявам (to raise from dead) · ka გაცოცხლება (to raise from dead) · ru оживля́ть (to restore to a working state) · vi hồi sinh (to raise from dead) · cmn 死而復生 /死而复生 (to raise from dead) · ar بَعَثَ (to raise from dead) · cu въскрьснѫти (to raise from dead) · ca ressuscitar (to raise from dead) · pl wskrzesić (to raise from dead) · es resurrectar (to raise from dead) · wa reployî (to restore to a working state) · fi nousta kuolleista (to raise from dead) · uk воскреша́ти (to raise from dead) · uk воскреси́ти (to raise from dead) · ru оживи́ть (to restore to a working state) · ar أَحْيَا (to raise from dead) · wa rilever d’ amon les moirts (to raise from dead) · no gjenopplive (to raise from dead) · sh ùskrsnuti (to raise from dead) · sh у̀скрснути (to raise from dead) · bg възобновявам (to restore to a working state) · tr diriltmek (to raise from dead) · pt ressuscitar (to raise from dead) · fi nousta ylös kuolleista (to raise from dead) · ja 蘇らせる (to raise from dead) · ru воскреша́ть (to raise from dead)