Etymology

resurrect

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Today it means: To raise from the dead; to bring life back to. Full definition →

Latin resurrēct-
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromresurrēct-
  2. English todayresurrect

From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.. By surface analysis, re- + surrect.

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