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Definition of "resurrect" []

  • To bring back to life; raise from the dead. (verb-transitive)
  • To bring back into practice, notice, or use. (verb-transitive)
  • To rise from the dead; return to life. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "resurrect" in a sentence
  • "Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company is relaunching the "Friday the 13th" series, much as they recently did with "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," mixing the first several films with brand-new elements to once again resurrect Jason (this time, thankfully, without the help of a lightning bolt)."
  • "The Warrior Giant that the Tolmekians are trying to resurrect is under-utilized (it has one good scene), but it does serve an important mythological function."
  • "Slide 16: When Not to Normalize • Want to keep tables simple so user can make their own queries - Avoid processing multiple tables • Archiving Records - If No need to perform complex queries or "resurrect" - Flatten and store in one or more tables • Testing shows Normalization has poorer performance - "Sounds Like" field example - Can also try temp tables produced from Make Table queries Racoosin Solutions"