resurrect

verb

res·​ur·​rect ˌre-zə-ˈrekt How to pronounce resurrect (audio)
resurrected; resurrecting; resurrects

transitive verb

1
: to raise from the dead
2
: to bring to view, attention, or use again

Examples of resurrect in a Sentence

The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could resurrect the dead. He is trying to resurrect his acting career. an old government program that is being resurrected
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Bo died in a 2016 plot, but (in true soap opera fashion) was later resurrected. Victoria Edel, People.com, 26 May 2025 In The Final Reckoning, though, the Rabbit's Foot is resurrected and finally given some more explanation. EW.com, 24 May 2025 But his granddaughter, Kimberly Pucci, will be there and will have an on-stage conversation with David W. Packard, the man who resurrected the theater in the late 1980s and has kept it alive despite the advent of TCM, DVDs and streaming — and the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 May 2025 At New York Fashion Week in September 2024, fashion label Tory Burch resurrected the Reva — a round-toe ballet flat that comes in soft or patent leather, stamped with the label’s circular medallion — that had been out of production since 2017. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for resurrect

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from resurrection

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of resurrect was in 1773

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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

resurrect

verb
res·​ur·​rect ˌrez-ə-ˈrekt How to pronounce resurrect (audio)
1
: to raise from the dead : bring back to life
2
: to bring to attention or into use again

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