resurrectres‧ur‧rect /ˌrezəˈrekt/ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
The Home Office have resurrected plans to build a new prison just outside London. another failed attempt to resurrect his career
Word OriginWORD ORIGINresurrect
Verb TableOrigin:
1700-1800 resurrectionVERB TABLE
resurrect
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | resurrect |
| he, she, it | resurrects | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | resurrected |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have resurrected |
| he, she, it | has resurrected | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had resurrected |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will resurrect |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have resurrected |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am resurrecting |
| he, she, it | is resurrecting | |
| you, we, they | are resurrecting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was resurrecting |
| you, we, they | were resurrecting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been resurrecting |
| he, she, it | has been resurrecting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been resurrecting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be resurrecting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been resurrecting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- "Silverado" was an entertaining but unsuccessful attempt to resurrect the Western.
- Old theories about the origin of the universe have recently been resurrected.
- There's a growing drive to resurrect the ancient woodland tradition of charcoal burning.
- Clinton, in his election-year State of the Union speech, resurrected some of the middle-class themes of his 1992 campaign.
- Even old forgery charges of 1813 were resurrected by the daily newspapers.
- I do not intend now to resurrect the metaphysical theory I said in Chapter 2 that we do not need.
- Now, as they try to resurrect lost glory, the Raiders embrace power in numbers.
- The player's agent Rodger Linse says there is now nothing to stop United resurrecting the deal.
- The real Erik died more than 1,000 years ago, but he was recently resurrected on the big screen by Terry Jones.
Longman Language Activatorto start an old law, custom, system etc after a long time► bring back
Collocations to start using a custom, system, law etc again, that was used in the past but then stopped: · Do you think they should bring back the death penalty?· They're talking about bringing back formal grammar teaching.
► reintroduce to start using a law or system again after you had previously stopped using it: · Many people think that student grants should be reintroduced.· They are reintroducing English as the official language in schools throughout the country.
► revive to start or strengthen something such as an old practice, custom, or idea after it had begun to disappear, so that it becomes popular again: · a campaign to revive the tradition of holding a two-minute silence on Armistice Day· They are planning to revive the old Saint's Day parades through town.
► restore to introduce an old law, rule etc that had been completely stopped: · The earlier restrictions on currency exchange have now been restored.
► resurrect to start an old practice, custom, system etc again after it has not existed for a long time, especially because you think that a changed situation makes it necessary or useful again: · Old theories about the origin of the universe have recently been resurrected.· There's a growing drive to resurrect the ancient woodland tradition of charcoal burning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► revive/resurrect your career
to bring back an old activity, belief, idea etc that has not existed for a long time: (=make it successful again)· The singer is seeking to revive his pop career.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► career· Brave Emeruwa resurrects his Wasps career.
VERB► try· Now, as they try to resurrect lost glory, the Raiders embrace power in numbers.· How dared he do this to her? Try and resurrect something that was well and truly dead!· Last weekend Tracey had tried to resurrect his relationship with her, now it was Anthony Swan.
The Home Office have resurrected plans to build a new prison just outside London. another failed attempt to resurrect his career