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resuscitate
CEFRC1
/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To make someone breathe or live again after seeming dead.
- 02
verb
Extra detailRestored to life.
Examples
The EMTs are trying to resuscitate Tom.
I tried to resuscitate Tom.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo regain consciousness.
To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
More examples
In contextto resuscitate a drowned person
to resuscitate withered plants
An old medical record relates that by means of musk the genital power of a man in his eightieth year was resuscitated.
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Origin
verb
From Latin resuscitātus, past participle of resuscitō (“to raise up again, revive”), from re- (“again”) + suscitō (“to raise up”), from sub- (“up, under”) + citō (“to summon, rouse”).