"raise the dead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: raises the dead [present, singular, third-person], raising the dead [participle, present], raised the dead [participle, past], raised the dead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|raises the dead|raising the dead|raised the dead|raised the dead}} raise the dead (third-person singular simple present raises the dead, present participle raising the dead, simple past and past participle raised the dead)
  1. (literally, in some belief systems or in fiction) To resurrect a dead person, or dead people in general; to reanimate the corpse of someone, rendering them undead. Tags: literally Synonyms: necromance Related terms: hellraiser, resurrection, Resurrection
    Sense id: en-raise_the_dead-en-verb-en:resurrect_or_reanimate_dead_people__render_them_undead
  2. (slang, derogatory, figuratively) To raise one's voice to a very high level; to be noisy or disruptive. Tags: derogatory, figuratively, slang Synonyms: wake the dead
    Sense id: en-raise_the_dead-en-verb-en:make_lots_of_noise Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Inflected forms

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