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- [ri-suhs-i-teyt]
- /rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪt/
- /rɪˈsʌs.ɪ.teɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-suhs-i-teyt]
- /rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪt/
Definitions of resuscitate word
- verb with object resuscitate to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness. 1
- transitive verb resuscitate bring back to consciousness 1
- verb resuscitate If you resuscitate someone who has stopped breathing, you cause them to start breathing again. 0
- verb resuscitate If you resuscitate something, you cause it to become active or successful again. 0
- verb resuscitate to restore to consciousness; revive 0
- verb transitive resuscitate to revive or revitalize; bring back to life; esp., to revive (someone in a faint, apparently dead, etc.), as by artificial respiration 0
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Origin of resuscitate
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin resuscitātus (past participle of resuscitāre to reawaken), equivalent to re- re- + sus- sus- + cit(āre) to move, arouse (see cite1) + -ātus ate1
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Parts of speech for Resuscitate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
resuscitate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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resuscitate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for resuscitate
verb resuscitate
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- bring to — If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
Antonyms for resuscitate
verb resuscitate
- black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- draw a blank — (of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on: a blank sheet of paper.
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