resuscitate

  • 1Resuscitate — Re*sus ci*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resuscitated};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resuscitating}.] To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants. [1913… …

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  • 2Resuscitate — Re*sus ci*tate, v. i. To come to life again; to revive. [1913 Webster] These projects, however often slain, always resuscitate. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Resuscitate — Re*sus ci*tate, a. [L. resuscitatus, p. p. of resuscitare; pref. re re + suscitare to raise, rouse. See {Suscitate}.] Restored to life. [R.] Bp. Gardiner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4resuscitate — I verb breath fresh life into, bring back to life, cure, improve, reanimate, recreate, recuperate, reestablish, refresh, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rekindle, remedy, renew, restore, restore to life, resurrect, revivify, renovate,… …

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  • 5resuscitate — (v.) 1530s, earlier resuscit (late 14c.), from L.L. resuscitationem, from L. resuscitatus, pp. of resuscitare rouse again, revive, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + suscitare to raise, revive, from sub (up from) under + citare …

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  • 6resuscitate — vb *restore, revive, revivify Analogous words: reanimate (see base word at QUICKEN): rekindle (see base word at LIGHT vb) …

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  • 7resuscitate — [v] revive arouse, awaken, breathe new life into*, bring back to life, bring to*, come to life, energize, enkindle, enliven, give mouth to mouth resuscitation, invigorate, perform CPR, rejuvenate, renovate, restore, resurrect, revitalize, save,… …

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  • 8resuscitate — ► VERB 1) revive from unconsciousness. 2) make active or vigorous again. DERIVATIVES resuscitation noun resuscitative adjective resuscitator noun. ORIGIN Latin resuscitare raise again …

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  • 9resuscitate — [ri sus′ə tāt΄] vt. resuscitated, resuscitating [< L resuscitatus, pp. of resuscitare, to revive < re , again + suscitare, to raise up, revive < sus , for sub ,SUB + citare, to arouse: see CITE] to revive or revitalize; bring back to… …

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  • 10resuscitate — [[t]rɪsʌ̱sɪteɪt[/t]] resuscitates, resuscitating, resuscitated 1) VERB If you resuscitate someone who has stopped breathing, you cause them to start breathing again. [V n] A policeman and then a paramedic tried to resuscitate her. Derived words:… …

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