Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resurrect

/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
res-ur-rect
IPA
/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.

Transitive verb

verb

To rise from the dead; to return to life.

Intransitive verb

verb

To restore to a working state.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring back to view or attention; to reinstate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

resurrects (present, singular) resurrecting (participle, present) resurrected (participle, past) resurrected (past)

Derived Forms

resurrectable resurrectee resurrectible resurrectingly resurrector

Synonyms

revive raise upraise rise uprise

Rhymes With

perfect respect effect expect subject protect direct self-respect correct affect checked suspect

Questions

How do you pronounce resurrect?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/.
What does resurrect mean?
To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
Where does resurrect come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce resurrect

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