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 | ||