English Explanatory Dictionary

raise the dead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To resurrect a dead person, or dead people in general; to reanimate the corpse of someone, rendering them undead.
  2. To raise one's voice to a very high level; to be noisy or disruptive.

Word forms

raise the dead raises the dead raising the dead raised the dead

Synonyms

necromance wake the dead raise hell raise Cain

Related words

hellraiser resurrection
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