resurrect meaning and definition

RESURRECT verb

Definition of resurrect (verb)

1. cause to become alive again
   • "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
   • synonyms: raise, upraise
2. restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
   • "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
   • synonyms: revive
3. return from the dead
   • "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
   • synonyms: rise, uprise