Resurrect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to become alive again

restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsɚɹˈɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsəɹˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsəɹˈɛkt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsɚɹˈɛkt/.

Examples

raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
Upraising ghosts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revive rise uprise raise upraise

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to become alive again “raise from the dead”
verb	restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state “He revived this style of opera”
verb	return from the dead “Christ is risen!”

Word Forms

resurrection	noun	a revival from inactivity and disuse
revival	noun	bringing again into activity and prominence
rise	noun	(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wiederbeleben

Ursache, wieder lebendig zu werden

🇫🇷French

ressusciter

faire revivre

🇪🇸Spanish

resucitar

causa para volver a estar vivo

🇮🇹Italian

resuscitare

far sì che diventino di nuovo vivi

🇳🇱Dutch

herleven

reden om weer tot leven te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ressuscitar

fazer com que se torne vivo novamente

🇷🇺Russian

воскресить

заставить снова стать живым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीवित

फिर से जीवित होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরুত্থিত

আবার জীবিত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உயிர்த்தெழுப்ப

மீண்டும் உயிர் பெற காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరుత్థానం

మళ్లీ సజీవంగా మారడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनरुत्थान

पुन्हा जिवंत होण्यासाठी कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનરુત્થાન

ફરીથી જીવંત થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರುತ್ಥಾನ

ಮತ್ತೆ ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയിർത്തെഴുന്നേൽക്കുക

വീണ്ടും ജീവിക്കാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਨਰ-ਉਥਾਨ

ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ زندہ کرنا

دوبارہ زندہ ہونے کی وجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复活

使再次复活

🇯🇵Japanese

復活する

再び生き返る原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

부활하다

다시 살아나게 하라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi sinh

nguyên nhân để sống lại

🇹🇭Thai

ชุบชีวิต

ทำให้กลับมามีชีวิตอีกครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghidupkan kembali

menyebabkan menjadi hidup kembali

🇵🇭Filipino

muling mabuhay

dahilan upang muling mabuhay

🇲🇾Malay

bangkit semula

menyebabkan hidup semula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحياء

سببا في أن تصبح على قيد الحياة مرة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

زنده کردن

باعث شود دوباره زنده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

diriltmek

yeniden canlanmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקִים לִתְחִיָה

לגרום לחזור לחיים

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