resuscitate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

Verb

resuscitate (resuscitates, present participle resuscitating; past and past participle resuscitated)

1. (transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.

   to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants

2. (intransitive) To regain consciousness.

Synonyms

• (to regain consciousness) come to

Related terms

• resuscitable
• resuscitation
• resuscitative
• nonresuscitable
• nonresuscitation
• nonresuscitative
• unresuscitable
• unresuscitated
• unresuscitating
• unresuscitative

Translations

• French: ressusciter
• German: wiederbeleben
• Italian: resuscitare
• Russian: оживлять

Translations

• Italian: resuscitare
• Russian: очну́ться

Adjective

resuscitate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Restored to life.

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