resurrect

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt/ UK /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to restore to life or bring back into use or notice

The studio hoped to resurrect the cancelled series.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to restore to life or bring... revive restorerevitalizereanimate renew resuscitate reawaken

Opposites

kill bury destroy abolish

Word family

Derived forms resurrection

Related forms resurrection insurgent surge source

Etymology

Back-formation from resurrection, from Latin resurrectio, from resurgere ('to rise again'), from re- ('again') + surgere ('to rise'), itself from sub- ('up') + regere ('to direct, keep straight').

resurgere Latin surgere Latin regere Latin

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# resurrect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt
**IPA (UK):** ˌrɛzəˈrɛkt

## Meanings
1. to restore to life or bring back into use or notice

## Examples
- The studio hoped to resurrect the cancelled series.

## Synonyms
- revive
- restore
- revitalize
- reanimate
- renew
- resuscitate
- reawaken

## Antonyms
- kill
- bury
- destroy
- abolish

## Derived Forms
- resurrection

## Related Forms
- resurrection
- insurgent
- surge
- source

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resurgere
- Root: surgere
- Root: regere

## Etymology
Back-formation from resurrection, from Latin resurrectio, from resurgere ('to rise again'), from re- ('again') + surgere ('to rise'), itself from sub- ('up') + regere ('to direct, keep straight').

## AI Etymology
Resurrect is back-formation from resurrection, from Latin resurrectio, from resurgere ('to rise again'), from re- ('again') + surgere ('to rise'), itself from sub- ('up') + regere ('to direct, keep straight'). Important recorded forms include resurgere (Latin), surgere (Latin), and regere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to restore to life or bring back into use or notice. The wider family includes derived forms such as resurrection and related words such as resurrection, insurgent, surge, and source.

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- Space, Position & Direction

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