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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲٲ, adjective
  • ˈܲٲپ, adjective
  • ˌܲˈٲپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܲ··ٲ· [ri-, suhs, -i-t, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ·ܲc·ٲtDz noun
  • ·ܲc·ٲt adjective
  • ԴDzr·ܲc·ٲ· adjective
  • non·ܲc·ٲtDz noun
  • non·ܲc·ٲt adjective
  • ܲr·ܲc·ٲ· adjective
  • ܲr·ܲc·ٲe adjective
  • ܲr·ܲc·ٲiԲ adjective
  • un·ܲc·ٲt adjective
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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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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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Graphic footage released by the field hospital on Facebook showed a man covered in blood being rushed away with attempts made to resuscitate him.

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However, Ms Davis went into cardiac arrest at 23:25 GMT on 23 March and was pronounced dead at 00:28 on 24 March following a failed attempt to resuscitate her.

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However, she added, if the starfish population could be revived, it could “turn the tide” on resuscitating kelp forests.

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