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resurrect
CIDE DICTIONARY
resurrect, v. t. [See Resurrection.].
- To take from the grave; to disinter. [1913 Webster]
- To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that which was forgotten or lost). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
resurrect, v.
1 tr. colloq. revive the practice, use, or memory of.
2 tr. take from the grave; exhume.
3 tr. dig up.
4 tr. & intr. raise or rise from the dead.
1 tr. colloq. revive the practice, use, or memory of.
2 tr. take from the grave; exhume.
3 tr. dig up.
4 tr. & intr. raise or rise from the dead.
Etymology
back-form. f. RESURRECTION
THESAURUS
resurrect
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