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

Mr. Wan, who directs neither narrative but has his fingerprints all over both, doesn’t get enough credit for having resurrected, resuscitated and rejuvenated the horror flick.

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Navalnaya said that when an ambulance finally arrived, paramedics attempted in vain to resuscitate him.

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In statement to Variety last week the school’s attorneys said that Phillips and Chaib are attempting “to resuscitate time-barred and erroneous allegations, which were already thoroughly investigated and settled by the Department of Education.”

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But it was met with a more muted reception from US critics, with the New York Times calling it "a misguided attempt to resuscitate the show" while also conceding it was "buzzy".

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Twelve suspicious cases were found involving patients who could not be resuscitated, including several that could not be explained.

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Related Words

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