resuscitate

[ ri-suhs-i-teyt ]
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verb (used with object),re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing.
  1. to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.

Origin of resuscitate

1
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/, adjective
  • re·sus·ci·ta·tion, noun
  • re·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjective
  • non·re·sus·ci·ta·ble, adjective
  • non·re·sus·ci·ta·tion, noun
  • non·re·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjective
  • un·re·sus·ci·ta·ble, adjective
  • un·re·sus·ci·tat·ed, adjective
  • un·re·sus·ci·tat·ing, adjective
  • un·re·sus·ci·ta·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for resuscitate

resuscitate

/ (rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to restore to consciousness; revive

Origin of resuscitate

1
C16: from Latin resuscitāre, from re- + suscitāre to raise, from sub- up from below + citāre to rouse, from citus quick

Derived forms of resuscitate

  • resuscitable, adjective
  • resuscitation, noun
  • resuscitative, adjective

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