to resurrect

Examples

• All

• You know, I could help resurrect the guy's career.

  Get Him to the Greek (2010)

• We're essentially resurrecting this from books.

  Reclaiming the Blade (2009)

• JYA programs were resurrected after the end of World War II.

  Academic text (2011)

• The largely symbolic acts of 1988 had resurrected the idea of Lithuanian nationhood.

  Academic text (1990)

• Well, it happens around this time of year - some local reporter inevitably stumbles onto a story in the archives and tries to resurrect it as a cautionary tale.

  6 Souls (2010)

• The community worked together to resurrect the old traditions that had been forgotten for years.

• After a long hiatus, they decided to resurrect the popular festival, bringing joy back to the town.

• The professor aimed to resurrect interest in ancient languages through interactive workshops.

Synonyms

R

to revive

vsto resurrect

104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

focuses more on deliberately restoring an old practice or use

R

to renew

vsto resurrect

94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

centres on bringing neglected practices back into active use or attention

R

to restore

vsto resurrect

70 3.5

Bring back a previous situation, function, or position

focuses on reuse or renewed attention rather than restoring exact past state

R

to revitalize

vsto resurrect

• US

45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

aims specifically at returning forgotten or unused items into regular use

R

to reintroduce

vsto resurrect

43 3.9

To bring something back after it was gone or not used

emphasizes restoring older use or attention rather than simple reintroduction

R

to reestablish

vsto resurrect

37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

stresses revival into use or attention rather than formal position only

R

to resurface

vsto resurrect

34 4.2

To appear again after being hidden or inactive

involves actively bringing a forgotten thing back into common use

R

to rekindle

vsto resurrect

33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

focuses on restoring public use or practice rather than inner feelings

R

to reconstitute

vsto resurrect

18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

is about returning previous use or attention rather than rebuilding structure

R

to reignite

vsto resurrect

15 4.6

To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped

is used more for reviving old practices into public use or attention

R

to reawaken

vsto resurrect

10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

is about actively restoring forgotten items into common use or practice

R

to regenerate

vsto resurrect

6 5.5

Bring something back to a better or original state

is more about restoring use or attention than improving original condition

R

to reinstitute

vsto resurrect

6 6.1

To start again a rule or practice that stopped

is broader, covering any thing brought back into public use or attention

R

to reincarnate

vsto resurrect

4 7.3

To bring an old idea or product back in a new form

concerns bringing old practices back in their former form or attention

R

to refound

vsto resurrect

1 6.2

To start something again after it has stopped

often targets reuse or attention rather than refounding from scratch

R

to reinstill

vsto resurrect

• US

5.9

Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people

applies to bringing forgotten practices back into public use rather than feelings

R

to recultivate

vsto resurrect

7.4

Bring back a skill, friendship, or craft by working at it

is similar but more general about returning things into common use

R

to reimplant

vsto resurrect

7.8

To put an idea, feeling, or habit back into people's minds

focuses more on public or practical use rather than internal implantation

R

to reawake

vsto resurrect

6.1

Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again

is focused on returning neglected practices or items into public attention

Antonyms

A

to abandon

401 3.8

Stop supporting an idea or plan

N

neglect

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

How Active

to revive

104 4.2

to resurrect

42 6.8

to reestablish

37 4.3

to reintroduce

43 3.9

Surface Forms

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Etymology