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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въскрѣсити (vŭskrěsiti). By surface analysis, вос- (vos-) +‎ крес (kres) +‎ -ить (-itʹ). More at *kresati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vəskrʲɪˈsʲitʲ]
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Verb

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воскреси́ть (voskresítʹpf (imperfective воскреша́ть)

  1. to raise from the dead, to resurrect
  2. to revive, to resuscitate, to reanimate
  3. to revive, to recall, to call up, to bring back
    воскреси́ть в па́мятиvoskresítʹ v pámjatito conjure up (bring back) the memory (of)

Conjugation

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