resurrect
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌrɛz.əˈrekt/
Definition
Bring back to life or restore to use something that had previously disappeared, stopped, or been forgotten.
Examples
The committee hopes to resurrect the local festival that was cancelled a decade ago.
Scientists are attempting to resurrect extinct plant species using preserved seeds.
He tried to resurrect the conversation after the awkward silence had settled in.
How to Use resurrect
- resurrect something (collocation)
- To bring back an idea, plan, or practice. — "They decided to resurrect the old proposal."
- be resurrected by something (collocation)
- Passive construction used when the agent of restoration is emphasized. — "The project was resurrected by a new injection of funding."
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