resuscitate

  • 11resuscitate — UK [rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt] / US [rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms resuscitate : present tense I/you/we/they resuscitate he/she/it resuscitates present participle resuscitating past tense resuscitated past participle resuscitated 1) to make an… …

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  • 12resuscitate — To perform resuscitation. [L. resuscito, to raise up again, revive] * * * re·sus·ci·tate ri səs ə .tāt vt, tat·ed; tat·ing to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness <resuscitate a nearly drowned person by artificial respiration> …

    Medical dictionary

  • 13resuscitate — re|sus|ci|tate [rıˈsʌsıteıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of resuscitare, from suscitare to cause to move around ] to make someone breathe again or become conscious after they have almost died →↑revive ▪ Doctors… …

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  • 14resuscitate — re|sus|ci|tate [ rı sʌsı,teıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to make an unconscious person start to breathe again 2. ) to make something effective or successful again: the government s efforts to resuscitate the economy ╾ re|sus|ci|ta|tion [ rı,sʌsı… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15resuscitate — verb 1) medics resuscitated him Syn: bring around, revive, bring back to consciousness; give CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to, give the kiss of life to 2) measures to resuscitate the economy Syn: revive, resurrect, restore, regenerate,… …

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  • 16resuscitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare to reawaken, from re + suscitare to rouse, from sub , sus up + citare to put in motion, stir more at sub , cite Date: 1532 transitive verb to revive from apparent …

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  • 17resuscitate — resuscitable /ri sus i teuh beuhl/, adj. resuscitation, n. resuscitative, adj. /ri sus i tayt /, v.t., resuscitated, resuscitating. to revive, esp. from apparent death or from unconsciousness. [1525 35; < L resuscitatus (ptp. of resuscitare to&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 18resuscitate — verb /rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ a) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. b) To regain consciousness. See Also: resuscitable, resuscitation, resuscitative, nonresuscitable, nonresuscitati …

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  • 19resuscitate — Synonyms and related words: abet, aid, animate, assist, avail, awake, awaken, bail out, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, bring back, bring to, call back, come alive, come into being, come into existence, come&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20resuscitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. revive, restore, reanimate; refresh, revivify. See restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. revive, bring around, restore, restore to life; see revive 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. revive,&#8230; …

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