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res·ur·rect
(rĕz′ə-rĕkt′)v. res·ur·rect·ed, res·ur·rect·ing, res·ur·rects
v.tr.
1. To bring back to life; raise from the dead.
2.
a. To bring back into practice, notice, or use: resurrect an old style.
b. To restore to vibrancy: resurrect a waterfront.
v.intr.
To rise from the dead; return to life.
[Back-formation from resurrection.]
res′ur·rec′tor n.
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resurrect
(ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt)vb
1. (Theology) to rise or raise from the dead; bring or be brought back to life
2. (tr) to bring back into use or activity; revive: to resurrect an ancient law.
3. (tr) to renew (one's hopes, etc)
4. (tr) facetious (formerly) to exhume and steal (a body) from its grave, esp in order to sell it
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res•ur•rect
(ˌrɛz əˈrɛkt)v.t.
1. to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
2. to bring back into use, practice, etc.
[1765–75; back formation from resurrection]
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resurrect
Past participle: resurrected
Gerund: resurrecting
| Imperative |
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| resurrect |
| resurrect |
| Present |
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| I resurrect |
| you resurrect |
| he/she/it resurrects |
| we resurrect |
| you resurrect |
| they resurrect |
| Preterite |
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| I resurrected |
| you resurrected |
| he/she/it resurrected |
| we resurrected |
| you resurrected |
| they resurrected |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am resurrecting |
| you are resurrecting |
| he/she/it is resurrecting |
| we are resurrecting |
| you are resurrecting |
| they are resurrecting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have resurrected |
| you have resurrected |
| he/she/it has resurrected |
| we have resurrected |
| you have resurrected |
| they have resurrected |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was resurrecting |
| you were resurrecting |
| he/she/it was resurrecting |
| we were resurrecting |
| you were resurrecting |
| they were resurrecting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had resurrected |
| you had resurrected |
| he/she/it had resurrected |
| we had resurrected |
| you had resurrected |
| they had resurrected |
| Future |
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| I will resurrect |
| you will resurrect |
| he/she/it will resurrect |
| we will resurrect |
| you will resurrect |
| they will resurrect |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have resurrected |
| you will have resurrected |
| he/she/it will have resurrected |
| we will have resurrected |
| you will have resurrected |
| they will have resurrected |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be resurrecting |
| you will be resurrecting |
| he/she/it will be resurrecting |
| we will be resurrecting |
| you will be resurrecting |
| they will be resurrecting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been resurrecting |
| you have been resurrecting |
| he/she/it has been resurrecting |
| we have been resurrecting |
| you have been resurrecting |
| they have been resurrecting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been resurrecting |
| you will have been resurrecting |
| he/she/it will have been resurrecting |
| we will have been resurrecting |
| you will have been resurrecting |
| they will have been resurrecting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been resurrecting |
| you had been resurrecting |
| he/she/it had been resurrecting |
| we had been resurrecting |
| you had been resurrecting |
| they had been resurrecting |
| Conditional |
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| I would resurrect |
| you would resurrect |
| he/she/it would resurrect |
| we would resurrect |
| you would resurrect |
| they would resurrect |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have resurrected |
| you would have resurrected |
| he/she/it would have resurrected |
| we would have resurrected |
| you would have resurrected |
| they would have resurrected |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. [画像:resurrect - cause to become alive again]resurrect - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"
2. resurrect - restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
restore, regenerate, rejuvenate - return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
republish - revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
3. resurrect - return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"
resurrect, upraise, raise - cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
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resurrect
verb
1. revive, renew, bring back, kick-start (informal), reintroduce, breathe new life into Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have failed.
2. restore to life, bring back to life, raise from the dead Only the True Cross was able to resurrect a dead youth.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
resurrect
verbTo rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence:
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
resurrect
[ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt] vt [+ belief, tradition, practice, debate] → ressusciter
to resurrect sb's career → ressusciter la carrière de qn
to resurrect sb's career → ressusciter la carrière de qn
(RELIGION) → ressusciter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
resurrect
vt
(fig) law → wieder einführen ; ideology, institution → wieder ins Leben rufen ; custom, fashion, style, career → wieder beleben ; custom, fashion, style, career → wieder beleben ; ideas, memories → wieder aufleben lassen ; (inf) old dress etc → ausgraben (inf); to resurrect the past → die Vergangenheit wieder heraufbeschwören
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