resuscitate
verb
re·sus·ci·tate
ri-ˈsə-sə-ˌtāt 
resuscitated; resuscitating
: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
also
: revitalize
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The 16th century was a good one for words ending in the suffix -ate. Not only did our featured word, resuscitate, breathe life into the English language but so did the verbs anticipate ("to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to"), eradicate ("to do away with completely"), estimate ("to esteem" or "to appraise"), and perpetuate ("to make perpetual"). It was a good century for words about words, too—vocabulary, quip, and hearsay all premiered as well.
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Examples of resuscitate in a Sentence
The patient stopped breathing but doctors were able to resuscitate him.
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
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Rescuers were unable to resuscitate her and she was declared dead at the scene, police said.
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Payne then allegedly had to be resuscitated again following a near overdose the following month.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
The law firm says the newborn had to be resuscitated and was then placed on palliative care in the neonatal intensive care unit.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Officials attempted to resuscitate the worker but were not able to do so, according to Lt. Lee Garrett with the Tolleson Police Department.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Payne then allegedly had to be resuscitated again following a near overdose the following month.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
The law firm says the newborn had to be resuscitated and was then placed on palliative care in the neonatal intensive care unit.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Officials attempted to resuscitate the worker but were not able to do so, according to Lt. Lee Garrett with the Tolleson Police Department.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for resuscitate
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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resuscitate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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resuscitate
verb
re·sus·ci·tate
ri-ˈsəs-ə-ˌtāt
resuscitated; resuscitating
1
: to bring back from apparent death or from unconsciousness
2
Medical Definition
resuscitate
transitive verb
re·sus·ci·tate
ri-ˈsəs-ə-ˌtāt
resuscitated; resuscitating
: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
resuscitate a nearly drowned person by artificial respiration
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