English verb: resurrect | |||
1. | resurrect (body) cause to become alive again | ||
Samples | Raise from the dead. Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected. Upraising ghosts. | ||
Synonyms | raise, upraise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resuscitate, revive | ||
Verb group | resurrect, rise, uprise | ||
2. | resurrect (change) restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state | ||
Samples | He revived this style of opera. He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina. | ||
Synonyms | revive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regenerate, rejuvenate, restore | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | republish | ||
3. | resurrect (body) return from the dead | ||
Samples | Christ is risen!. The dead are to uprise. | ||
Synonyms | rise, uprise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
Verb group | raise, resurrect, upraise | ||