resurrect
v.v. to bring something back to life or into use again after it has been gone for a long time. You can use it for people in stories or for old ideas and projects.
v. to restore a dead person to life, or to revive a practice, belief, or project that has been inactive or forgotten. Transitive in all modern senses.
The studio decided to resurrect the old TV show for a new generation.
After discovering the original blueprints in the attic, the architect hoped to resurrect the plans for the community garden.
While the religious text describes a figure who can resurrect the dead, modern political commentators use the term to describe the sudden return of populist ideologies thought to be extinct.
From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, such as a person, an idea, or a project.