resurrect
verb /ˌrezəˈrekt/
/ˌrezəˈrekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they resurrect | /ˌrezəˈrekt/ /ˌrezəˈrekt/ |
| he / she / it resurrects | /ˌrezəˈrekts/ /ˌrezəˈrekts/ |
| past simple resurrected | /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ |
| past participle resurrected | /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ |
| -ing form resurrecting | /ˌrezəˈrektɪŋ/ /ˌrezəˈrektɪŋ/ |
- resurrect something to bring back into use something such as a belief, a practice, etc. that had disappeared or been forgotten synonym revive
- The campaign for spelling reform has been resurrected.
- He has succeeded in resurrecting his career in television.
- resurrect somebody to bring a dead person back to life synonym raise (12)Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Originlate 18th cent.: back-formation from resurrection.