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raising the dead

raising the dead is the present participle of raise the dead.

Meaning of raise 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

Questions about raising the dead

What is raising the dead the present participle of?
Raising the dead is the present participle of raise the dead.

Words near raising the dead in the dictionary

  1. raising someone's spirits
  2. raising steam
  3. raising the alarm
  4. raising the ante
  5. raising the bar
  6. raising the dead
  7. raising the devil
  8. raising the flag and seeing who salutes
  9. raising the roof
  10. raising the specter
  11. raising the spectre

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