resurrect

resurrect
/rez'euh rekt"/, v.t.
1. to raise from the dead; bring to life again.
2. to bring back into use, practice, etc.: to resurrect an ancient custom.
v.i.
3. to rise from the dead.
[1765-75; back formation from RESURRECTION]

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  • resurrect — [[t]re̱zəre̱kt[/t]] resurrects, resurrecting, resurrected VERB If you resurrect something, you cause it to exist again after it had disappeared or ended. [V n] Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have already failed once... [V n] Sam Torrance is… …   English dictionary

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