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resuscitate

[ ri-suhs-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

resuscitated, resuscitating.
  1. to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.


resuscitate

/ ɪˈʌɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. tr to restore to consciousness; revive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲٲ, adjective
  • ˈܲٲپ, adjective
  • ˌܲˈٲپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܲ··ٲ· [ri-, suhs, -i-t, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ·ܲc·ٲtDz noun
  • ·ܲc·ٲt adjective
  • ԴDzr·ܲc·ٲ· adjective
  • non·ܲc·ٲtDz noun
  • non·ܲc·ٲt adjective
  • ܲr·ܲc·ٲ· adjective
  • ܲr·ܲc·ٲe adjective
  • ܲr·ܲc·ٲiԲ adjective
  • un·ܲc·ٲt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of resuscitate1

1525–35; < Latin ܲٳܲ (past participle of ܲ “to reawaken”), equivalent to re- re- + sus- sus- + () “to move, arouse” ( cite 1 ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of resuscitate1

C16: from Latin ܲ , from re- + ܲ to raise, from sub- up from below + to rouse, from citus quick
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Example Sentences

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They attempted to resuscitate him, but he was declared dead minutes later.

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He was resuscitated by emergency services and taken to a hospital, where he was on life support for a couple of days before being taken off the respirator, according to the post.

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Attempts were made to resuscitate him straight away, but he died three days later.

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Hughes, the licensed vocational nurse supervisor, told The Times that Robertson was disconnected from the ventilator only after he had already suffered cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated manually.

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The unconscious person who could not be resuscitated by medics was evacuated using a Belgian sea rescue helicopter to a hospital in Marck-en-Calais, where they were pronounced dead.

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