Resurrect: meaning, definitions and examples

Primarily used in religious or metaphorical contexts to indicate bringing someone or something back to life or prominence after being forgotten or dead.

• Many believe that the messiah will resurrect the dead.
• The director managed to resurrect his career with a new blockbuster movie.

Used generally to indicate bringing someone or something back to life, consciousness, or a state of activity, can also be used metaphorically.

• The hot tea helped to revive her spirits after a long day.
• The theater troupe aims to revive interest in classical plays.

Often used in scientific, medical, or horror contexts to suggest bringing something back to life, especially something that appears to be lifeless or dead.

• In the sci-fi novel, scientists try to reanimate a frozen mammoth.
• The villain in the horror movie attempts to reanimate corpses to create an army of zombies.

Commonly used in medical contexts to revive someone from unconsciousness or apparent death through emergency procedures.

• The paramedics worked tirelessly to resuscitate the drowning victim.
• CPR can help to resuscitate a person who has stopped breathing.

Used when referring to bringing back a feeling, interest, or memory that has been dormant or forgotten for a while.

• The old photographs reawakened her childhood memories.
• The protest movements reawakened a sense of justice in the community.