RESURRECT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RESURRECT?

Need another word that means the same as “resurrect”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “resurrect” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Resurrect” are: rise, uprise, raise, upraise, revive, raise from the dead, restore to life, bring back to life, restore, regenerate, revitalize, breathe new life into, give the kiss of life to, give a new lease of life to, reinvigorate, renew, resuscitate, awaken, wake up, rejuvenate, stimulate, relaunch, reinstitute

Resurrect as a Verb

Definitions of "Resurrect" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “resurrect” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Restore (a dead person) to life.
• Cause to become alive again.
• Return from the dead.
• Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state.
• Revive or revitalize (something that is inactive, disused, or forgotten.

Synonyms of "Resurrect" as a verb (23 Words)

awaken	Make aware. The film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid.
breathe new life into	Allow the passage of air through.
bring back to life	Be sold for a certain price.
give a new lease of life to	Be the cause or source of.
give the kiss of life to	Endure the loss of.
raise	Raise from a lower to a higher position. I ll raise you another hundred dollars.
raise from the dead	Cause to become alive again.
regenerate	Undergo regeneration. Once destroyed brain cells do not regenerate.
reinstitute	Institute or introduce again. By reinstituting conscription they could alienate a new generation of American youth.
reinvigorate	Give new energy or strength to. We are fully committed to reinvigorating the economy of the area.
rejuvenate	Restore a youthful appearance to. The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather.
relaunch	Launch (something, especially a product) again or in a different form. He relaunched the paper as a tabloid.
renew	Resume (an activity) after an interruption. They renewed their membership.
restore	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. The building has been lovingly restored.
restore to life	Bring back into original existence, use, function, or position.
resuscitate	Cause to regain consciousness. An ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
revitalize	Imbue (something) with new life and vitality. This food revitalized the patient.
revive	Regain life, consciousness, or strength. Both men collapsed but were revived.
rise	Rise up. He felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck.
stimulate	Act as a stimulant. The book stimulated her imagination.
upraise	Raise (something) to a higher level. He upraised his head with an energetic motion.
uprise	Come into existence; take on form or shape. It was a sight to make one s hair uprise.
wake up	Stop sleeping.

Usage Examples of "Resurrect" as a verb

• He queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected.
• He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina.
• Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected.
• The deal collapsed and has yet to be resurrected.

Associations of "Resurrect" (30 Words)

ascension	(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter. His ascension to the presidency.
breathe	Be alive. She breathes the Christian spirit.
dead	Not yielding a return. The batteries are dead.
deceased	Dead. The deceased man s family.
inanimate	Showing no sign of life; lifeless. The word car is inanimate.
lifeless	Deprived of life; no longer living. The lifeless landscapes of the moon.
metempsychosis	After death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body. The speaker perceives himself as an avatar in a sustained metempsychosis.
nirvana	(in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism. The days of socialist nirvana in Europe are over.
paradise	An ideal or idyllic place or state. My idea of paradise is to relax on the seafront.
reanimate	Give fresh vigour or impetus to. In the vain hope of being reanimated he left his body to science.
rebirth	After death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body. The endless cycle of birth death and rebirth.
recover	Get or find back recover the use of. Recover a chair.
recreate	Give new life or energy to. The door was now open to recreate a single German state.
refresh	Refresh one s memory. The tea is cold and the pot needs refreshing.
regenerate	Replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue. Once destroyed brain cells do not regenerate.
reincarnation	A person or animal in whom a particular soul is believed to have been reborn. His reincarnation as a lion.
rejuvenate	Restore a youthful appearance to. A new challenge may be just what he needs to rejuvenate his career.
resurface	Cover with a new surface. I helped my mother to resurface the kitchen floor.
resurge	A further or fresh surge; a surge back or backwards. His need for a meal resurged.
resuscitate	Return to consciousness. An ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
resuscitation	The action of making something active or vigorous again. Resuscitation of bygone artistic styles.
revitalize	Give new life or vigor to. A package of spending cuts to revitalize the economy.
revival	An improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something. A revival in the fortunes of the party.
revive	Be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength. The doctors revived the comatose man.
shattered	Very upset. I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed.
soul	A human being. Soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement.
vim	Energy; enthusiasm. In his youth he was full of vim and vigour.
vitalism	(philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry.
vitality	An energetic style. The vitality of seeds.
vivify	Give new life or energy to. Outings vivify learning for children.