resuscitate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonresuscitable adjective
- nonresuscitation noun
- nonresuscitative adjective
- resuscitable adjective
- resuscitation noun
- resuscitative adjective
- unresuscitable adjective
- unresuscitated adjective
- unresuscitating adjective
- unresuscitative adjective
Etymology
Origin of resuscitate
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. )
Example Sentences
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A man who was resuscitated by a GP on a train has appealed to trace her so he can say thank you for saving his life.
From BBC
“The popular narrative about Johnson and Bird resuscitating a faltering league is incomplete” without mention of the American Basketball Association “and two of its signature players,” writes Mr. Epplin.
Coroner's officer Darren Reid read out the details of how and when the five babies had died and how efforts had been made to resuscitate them.
From BBC
Several of the photos show Epstein lying on a stretcher while medics attempt to resuscitate him.
From BBC
No one wants to resuscitate crime in Manhattan but you can’t blame John Turturro’s petty thief if he’s nostalgic for an era when wallets still held cash.
From Los Angeles Times
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