resuscitate

[ri-suhs-i-teyt]

verb (used with object)

resuscitated, resuscitating 

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

resuscitate

/ rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to restore to consciousness; revive

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resuscitate¹

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. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of resuscitate¹

C16: from Latin resuscitāre , from _re- + suscitāre to raise, from sub- up from below + citāre to rouse, from citus quick

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, a Reform spokesman added: "Cosying up to the EU and leaving us entangled in reams of retained EU law which Kemi Badenoch failed to scrap will not resuscitate Britain's struggling economy."

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Then, in 2023, Charlotte suffered a sudden respiratory arrest and had to be resuscitated by neighbours.

From BBC

Following efforts to resuscitate her by lifeguards on the scene, Anna was taken to the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando but did not regain consciousness, and died on 29 May.

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Charlotte said the image of baby Seth being taken from her side to be resuscitated still stays with her.

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In online chats, torturers explain how they use electrocution to resuscitate a cat in order to prolong suffering.

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Related Words

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