raised the dead

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)

1. (literally) To resurrect a dead person, or dead people in general; to reanimate the corpse of someone, rendering them undead.

   Synonyms:

   necromance

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

   Synonyms:

   wake the dead, raise hell, raise Cain