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1. Cause to become alive again
   "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"
   - raise, upraise
    
2. Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
   "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"
   - revive
    
3. Return from the dead
   - rise, uprise

Derived forms: resurrected, resurrecting, resurrects

See also: resurrection

Type of: regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, resuscitate, return, revive

Encyclopedia: Resurrect