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
• resuscitation noun
• resuscitative adjective
• 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

Scotland died a thrilling death in Greece but Belarus' impossible draw resuscitated Scottish hopes of automatic qualification for the World Cup.

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They said another man died after he was found floating near a beach at El Cabezo in the south, with lifeguards and medical staff unable to resuscitate him.

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Lifeguards and medical staff tried to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Luke Harden, 36, died on Newchurch Road in Bacup shortly after midnight on Saturday after paramedics were unable to resuscitate him, Lancashire Police said.

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Dental hygienist and mother-of-one, Andrea Powell, 41, was resuscitated at the scene but died six days later due to her injuries.

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Related Words

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