resuscitate

/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

verb 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

dead, failed, managed, trying

VERB + RESUSCITATE

attempt, tried

RESUSCITATE + NOUN

father, isabella, martino, mary, person, tom

Definitions

verb

To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.

to resuscitate a drowned person

to resuscitate withered plants

To regain consciousness.

adj

Restored to life.

[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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — return to consciousness

revive

verb — cause to regain consciousness

revive

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

to resuscitate a drowned person

Wiktionary

to resuscitate withered plants

Wiktionary

Nor can I truly say that I wearied of this beneficent and innocent life; I think instead that I daily enjoyed it more completely; but I was still cursed with my duality of purpose; and as the first ed

Wiktionary

[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.

Wiktionary

The EMTs are trying to resuscitate Tom.

Tatoeba · #3448975

I tried to resuscitate Tom.

Tatoeba · #4999877

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, resuscitate is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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