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) (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 (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 ==== See also ====