resurrect

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resurrect

  • /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/

Rhymes with -ɛkt

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

verb resurrects · resurrecting · resurrected

  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?

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