resuscitate
verb (used with object)
to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
resuscitated
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past participleof resuscitate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof resuscitate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
resuscitateverb (used with object)to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
Example Sentences
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Spanish media, including Marca, reported De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in the ambulance and was resuscitated by paramedics on the way to hospital.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Paramedics initiated “advanced cardiac life support measures,” but Panettiere could not be resuscitated, the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Compared with the lowest group, those in the highest group had a 67% greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease or stroke, or experiencing non-fatal heart attacks, strokes or resuscitated cardiac arrest.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
Scotland died a thrilling death in Greece but Belarus' impossible draw resuscitated Scottish hopes of automatic qualification for the World Cup.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
A thirteen-year-old Eastern Shore boy, alone in his 14-foot skiff plucked a three-year-old from the frigid waters of the Corsica River yesterday afternoon and resuscitated the child while speeding through pelting rain to waiting rescuers.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
