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resurrect (v.)

1772, back-formation from resurrection. Related: Resurrected; resurrecting. "The correct form is resurge, which, however, is intransitive only, whereas the verb resurrect can be used both as transitive and intransitive ..." [Klein]. Related: Resurrected; resurrecting.

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Definitions of resurrect from WordNet

resurrect (v.)
cause to become alive again;
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
Synonyms: raise / upraise
resurrect (v.)
restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state;
He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina
Synonyms: revive
resurrect (v.)
return from the dead;
Synonyms: rise / uprise
From wordnet.princeton.edu