Resuscitate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Resuscitate is a verb meaning (transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
Meaning
(transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To regain consciousness.
- (obsolete) Restored to life.
Example Sentences
to resuscitate withered plants
to resuscitate a drowned person
An old medical record relates that by means of musk the genital power of a man in his eightieth year was resuscitated.
[O]nce return'd / Unto her body new reſuſcitate / From ſleep, remembring well how erſt ſhe mourn'd, / Marvels how all ſo ſoon to peace and eaſe is turn'd.
Word Forms
- resuscitates
- resuscitating
- resuscitated
Synonyms for resuscitate
Depending on context, synonyms include revive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include revive, resurrect, reinvigorate, revitalise, restore, revitalize.
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