resurrect

verb — 4 senses

resurrect

verb

/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/

Etymology From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.

1

To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.

2

To rise from the dead; to return to life.

3

To restore to a working state.

4

To bring back to view or attention; to reinstate.

  • Why resurrect the idea almost 25 years later?2020 December 2, Richard Clinnick, “Fleet News: Class 56s revived, rebuilt and rebooted as GBRf Class 69s”, in Rail, page 28:
Derived terms
resurrectable, resurrectee, resurrectible, resurrectingly, resurrector

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