Resuscitate Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms resuscitate American [ri-suhs-i-teyt] / rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

resuscitated, resuscitating

1. to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.

resuscitate British / rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to restore to consciousness; revive

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Other Word Forms

• nonresuscitable adjective
• nonresuscitation noun
• nonresuscitative adjective
• resuscitable adjective
• resuscitation noun
• resuscitative adjective
• unresuscitable adjective
• unresuscitated adjective
• unresuscitating adjective
• unresuscitative adjective

Etymology

Origin of resuscitate

1525–35; < Latin resuscitātus (past participle of resuscitāre “to reawaken”), equivalent to re- re- + sus- sus- + cit(āre) “to move, arouse” ( cite 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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"She suffered a cardiac arrest in the early hours of the morning on 19 August, from which she could not be resuscitated."

From BBC

"They tried to resuscitate her 13 times... but it was just nothing," said Chloe.

From BBC

A man who was resuscitated by a GP on a train has appealed to trace her so he can say thank you for saving his life.

From BBC

“The popular narrative about Johnson and Bird resuscitating a faltering league is incomplete” without mention of the American Basketball Association “and two of its signature players,” writes Mr. Epplin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coroner's officer Darren Reid read out the details of how and when the five babies had died and how efforts had been made to resuscitate them.

From BBC

Related Words

• energize
• invigorate
• rejuvenate
• restore
• resurrect
• revitalize

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