verb
resurrect
reh-zuh-REHKT
verb
1
To bring someone back to life after death.
"Christians believe Jesus was resurrected on the third day."
2
To bring back something that had been abandoned or forgotten.
"The studio resurrected the old franchise for a new generation."
How to Use Resurrect
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo bring back to life, or more loosely, to revive something that had died out.
Common pairings
resurrect an idea
resurrect a franchise
Word Forms
resurrected past tense, resurrects singular
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Etymology
From Latin resurgere, "to rise again," via the past participle stem resurrect-.