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resuscitate

[ri-suhs-i-teyt]

verb (used with object)

resuscitated, resuscitating 
  1. to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.



resuscitate

/ ɪˈʌɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to restore to consciousness; revive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • resuscitable adjective
  • resuscitation noun
  • resuscitative adjective
  • nonresuscitable adjective
  • nonresuscitation noun
  • nonresuscitative adjective
  • unresuscitable adjective
  • unresuscitated adjective
  • unresuscitating adjective
  • unresuscitative adjective
  • ˈܲٲ adjective
  • ˈܲٲپ adjective
  • ˌܲˈٲپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resuscitate1

1525–35; < Latin ܲٳܲ (past participle of ܲ “to reawaken”), equivalent to re- re- + sus- sus- + () “to move, arouse” ( cite 1 ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1 ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resuscitate1

C16: from Latin ܲ , from re- + ܲ to raise, from sub- up from below + to rouse, from citus quick
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Example Sentences

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Doctors also concluded nothing more could be done to resuscitate her after she later went into cardiac arrest, the inquest heard.

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"They resuscitated him and then on the way to taking him to resus they had to stop in the corridor and resuscitate him again."

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is also quietly building the infrastructure for mass detentions by resuscitating agreements with local police and state agencies across the nation to help in finding and removing immigrants.

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She was resuscitated at the scene but died six days later due to injuries caused by drowning.

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The 14-year-old son was resuscitated, but the father was later pronounced dead.

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