resuscitate

[ ri-suhs-i-teyt ]

/ rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪt /

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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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM resuscitate

re·sus·ci·ta·ble

[ri-suhs-i-tuh-buhl], /rɪˈsʌs ɪ tə bəl/, adjectivere·sus·ci·ta·tion, nounre·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjectivenon·re·sus·ci·ta·ble, adjective

non·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

Words nearby resuscitate

resurrection fern, resurrectionism, resurrectionist, resurrection plant, resurvey, resuscitate, resuscitation, resuscitator, resveratrol, Reszke, ret

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How to use resuscitate in a sentence

Klimas told the Blade he attempted to resuscitate Rieschick after calling 911.
Prominent D.C. Realtor, avid traveler Kurt Rieschick dies at 50|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|January 20, 2021|Washington Blade
The employee, who was born in 1998 and joined Pinduoduo in July 2019, could not be resuscitated and died after nearly six hours of first aid, according to a statement.
Death of young worker renews criticism of Chinese tech’s relentless ‘996’ work culture|Claire Zillman, reporter|January 5, 2021|Fortune
Elliott Management, the hedge fund that took B&N private last year, brought in Daunt to resuscitate Waterstones’ much larger American cousin.
Is it too late for Barnes & Noble?|Aaron Pressman|December 7, 2020|Fortune
The book also includes new sordid details about his treatment of Goucher that are unlikely to help resuscitate his image.
A New Book on Nike Pulls No Punches|Martin Fritz Huber|October 2, 2020|Outside Online

In some cases, doctors gave patients do-not-resuscitate orders without family or patient consent, sometimes overruling families that wanted everything done for their loved one, three nurses said.
The Hospital System Sent Patients With Coronavirus Home to Die. Louisiana Legislators Are Demanding an Investigation.|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 14, 2020|ProPublica
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|DAILY BEAST
That, too, is the test for Cadillac—to resuscitate a legend.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Just 45 minutes after this second patient had been brought into the operating room the effort to resuscitate him began.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
But very soon various causes combined to resuscitate the dialect literature.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
They may be battered and even sundered for a time, but each successive shock will only serve to resuscitate their vitality.
Life and sport in China|Oliver G. Ready
Kneeling over his parent, Dick set to work to resuscitate the almost drowned man.
The Boy Land Boomer|Ralph Bonehill
A few drops sprinkled upon a corpse sufficed to resuscitate it.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for resuscitate

resuscitate

/ (rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt) /

verb

(tr) to restore to consciousness; revive

Derived forms of resuscitate

resuscitable, 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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resuscitate

[ rĭ-sŭs′ĭ-tāt′ ]

To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.

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