resuscitate

[ri-suhs-i-teyt]

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verb (used with object), re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing.

to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.

Origin of resuscitate

1525–35; < Latin resuscitātus (past participle of resuscitāre to reawaken), equivalent to re- re- + sus- sus- + cit(āre) to move, arouse (see cite¹) + -ātus ate1

Related formsre·sus·ci·ta·ble

[ri-suhs-i-tuh-buh l] /rɪˈsʌs ɪ tə bəl/, adjectivere·sus·ci·ta·tion, nounre·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjectivenon·re·sus·ci·ta·ble, adjectivenon·re·sus·ci·ta·tion, nounnon·re·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjectiveun·re·sus·ci·ta·ble, adjectiveun·re·sus·ci·tat·ed, adjectiveun·re·sus·ci·tat·ing, adjectiveun·re·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjective

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Related Words for resuscitate

restore, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, resurrect, revitalize, save, enliven, renovate, enkindle, arouse, awaken

Examples from the Web for resuscitate

Contemporary Examples of resuscitate

Efforts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead at nearby Albert Einstein Medical Center.
The Mystery Death Of A Female Firefighter
Christopher Moraff
December 13, 2014
That, too, is the test for Cadillac—to resuscitate a legend.
Nationalism on Four Wheels
Clive Irving
October 18, 2014
The string of flat-lined attempts to resuscitate the genre that preceded The Maya Rudolph Show certainly speaks to that.
Can Maya Rudolph Save the Variety Show?
Kevin Fallon
May 20, 2014
Firefox no longer has its moral high-horse, and that leaves its fragile state without anyone to resuscitate it if flatlines.
OkCupid Keeps Up Its Firefox Boycott for CEO’s Anti-Gay Stance
Gregory Ferenstein
April 1, 2014
They are said to have lowered her and done all they could to resuscitate her, but she was now beyond help.
The Tragic Decline of Mary Kennedy, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
Michael Daly
May 17, 2012

Historical Examples of resuscitate

Even Rachel's return could not resuscitate it for more than one or two.
Aunt Rachel
David Christie Murray
Now after all, by what right do you presume to resuscitate a man?
The Man With The Broken Ear
Edmond About
Not at all, for I am free to resuscitate the seeming corpse.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
Jean Henri Fabre
It would be foolish, nay, impossible, to try to resuscitate an old form of art.
Style in Singing
W. E. Haslam
A physician was called at once, and attempted to resuscitate him.
The Cleverdale Mystery or, The Machine and its Wheels
W. A. Wilkins

British Dictionary definitions for resuscitate

resuscitate

verb

(tr) to restore to consciousness; revive

Derived Formsresuscitable, adjectiveresuscitation, nounresuscitative, adjective

Word Origin for resuscitate

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

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Word Origin and History for resuscitate

early 15c., "revive, restore," from Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare "rouse again, revive," from re- "again" (see re-) + suscitare "to raise, revive," from sub "(up from) under" (see sub-) + citare "to summon" (see cite). Intransitive use from 1650s. Related: Resuscitated; resuscitating. Earlier was resuscen "restore (someone) to life, resurrect" (c.1400).

resuscitate in Medicine

resuscitate

[rĭ-sŭs′ĭ-tāt′]

v.

To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.