resurrect
Restore to life
Resurrect means to bring back to life from the dead, or more commonly, to revive something that had ended or been forgotten.
A canceled TV show gets resurrected by a streaming service.
An old idea gets resurrected in a meeting.
They resurrected the franchise after twenty years.
The word carries connotations of something dormant being restored to active existence.
Restore to consciousness
- reanimateRestore to life
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- bring backReturn to original place
- reawakenBecome alert again
raise from the dead · defibrillator · CPR · near-death · flatline · revitalize · rekindle · reignite
Recovery after decline
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- returnGo back again
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
recovery · rebound · redemption · reclamation · reinvention · reestablishment · rekindling · second chance
Existence beyond mortality
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- immortalityExemption from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- ascensionMovement to higher position
soul · salvation · Lazarus · Easter · risen · second coming · rapture · hereafter
Return to earlier state
- reconstructBuild again from remains
- rebuildRestore after damage
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
- renovateRestore to good condition
salvage · reclaim · recover · retrieve · exhume · unearth · dig up · de-extinction
Traditional music movement resurgence
- cultural renaissanceRebirth of arts and thought
- heritage preservationProtecting historical and cultural assets
- ancestral practicesTraditions from earlier generations
- lost artSkill no longer practiced
oral history · indigenous knowledge · traditional medicine · dead language · retro · vintage · nostalgia · throwback
resuscitate
Restore to consciousness
- reanimateRestore to life
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- bring backReturn to original place
reawaken · raise from the dead · defibrillator · CPR · near-death · flatline · revitalize · rekindle · reignite · reactivate
comeback
Recovery after decline
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- returnGo back again
renaissance · recovery · rebound · redemption · reclamation · reinvention · reestablishment · rekindling · second chance · turnaround
afterlife
Existence beyond mortality
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- immortalityExemption from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
ascension · soul · salvation · Lazarus · Easter · risen · second coming · rapture · hereafter · paradise
restore
Return to earlier state
- reconstructBuild again from remains
- rebuildRestore after damage
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
renovate · salvage · reclaim · recover · retrieve · exhume · unearth · dig up · de-extinction · revitalize
folk revival
Traditional music movement resurgence
- cultural renaissanceRebirth of arts and thought
- heritage preservationProtecting historical and cultural assets
- ancestral practicesTraditions from earlier generations
lost art · oral history · indigenous knowledge · traditional medicine · dead language · retro · vintage · nostalgia · throwback · old-school
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- makeoversmakeover, glow-up, revamp, refresh, renovate
- nostalgianostalgia, nostalgic, memories, memory, remember
- restorerebuild, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, renovate
- resurrection storyAccount of returning from death
- resurrection of the deadRevival of deceased persons
- Christ's resurrectionReturn from death, theologically
- bodily resurrectionFlesh returning to life
- resurrection menCadaver thieves for dissection
- resurrection manOne who exhumes for profit
resurrection, resurrected, resurrects, resurrecting, resurrections, resurrectionist