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The Britannica Dictionary resuscitate 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• resuscitate (verb)

resuscitate /rɪˈsʌsəˌteɪt/ verb resuscitates; resuscitated; resuscitating resuscitate /rɪˈsʌsəˌteɪt/ verb resuscitates; resuscitated; resuscitating Britannica Dictionary definition of RESUSCITATE [+ object] : to bring (someone who is unconscious, not breathing, or close to death) back to a conscious or active state again

• The patient stopped breathing but doctors were able to resuscitate him.

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• He is trying to resuscitate his political career.

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— resuscitation

/rɪˌsʌsəˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural resuscitations [count, noncount]

• The patient stopped breathing and required emergency resuscitation.

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