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to resurrect
01
to bring something back to life
Transitive: to resurrect the dead
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
resurrect
3rd person singular
resurrects
Present participle
resurrecting
Past simple
resurrected
Past participle
resurrected
Examples
The mythological tale tells of a magical potion that can resurrect the dead.
02
to come back to life after death
Intransitive
Examples
The movie plot involves a character who mysteriously resurrects after being thought dead.
03
to bring back into use, activity, or prominence
Transitive: to resurrect sth
Examples
The local government launched a project to resurrect the old railway line to improve transportation options.
Lexical Tree
resurrection
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