1. Cause to become alive again
   "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected";
   - raise
    
2. Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
   "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina";
   - revive
    
3. Return from the dead
   "According to the story, the phoenix resurrects from its own ashes";
   - rise, uprise [archaic, literary]

Derived forms: resurrecting, resurrected, resurrects

Type of: regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, resuscitate, return, revive

Encyclopedia: Resurrect