raise the dead

English

Verb

raise the dead (third-person singular simple present raises the dead, present participle raising the dead, simple past and past participle raised the dead)

  2. (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.
    Synonym: necromance
  4. (slang, derogatory, figuratively) To raise one's voice to a very high level; to be noisy or disruptive.
    Synonym: wake the dead
    Near-synonyms: raise hell, raise Cain

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