resuscitate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare (“to raise up again, revive”), from re- (“again”) + suscitare (“to raise up”), from sub- (“up, under”) + citare (“to summon, rouse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
resuscitate (third-person singular simple present resuscitates, present participle resuscitating, simple past and past participle resuscitated)
- (transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
- to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants
- (intransitive) To regain consciousness.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to regain consciousness): come to
Related terms[edit]
- resuscitable
- resuscitation
- resuscitative
- nonresuscitable
- nonresuscitation
- nonresuscitative
- unresuscitable
- unresuscitated
- unresuscitating
- unresuscitative
Translations[edit]
restore consciousness
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regain consciousness
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Adjective[edit]
resuscitate (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Restored to life.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Gardiner to this entry?)
Further reading[edit]
- resuscitate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- resuscitate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- resuscitate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
resuscitate
- second-person plural present indicative of resuscitare
- second-person plural imperative of resuscitare
- feminine plural of resuscitato
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
resuscitāte
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