resuscitate

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resuscitate

  • /ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

Where it comes from

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”).

verb resuscitates · resuscitating · resuscitated

  1. transitive To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. to resuscitate a drowned person
  2. intransitive To regain consciousness.

    Similar: come to

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete 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.

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verb restore consciousness

Españolresucitar
日本語蘇生させる sosei saseru
中文救活 jiùhuó, 使……復活 /使……复活 shǐ... fùhuó
Françaisressusciter
Deutschwiederbeleben, reanimieren
Italianoresuscitare
Românăreanima, reînvia, resuscita, renaște
Русскийоживлять oživljatʹ, приводи́ть в созна́ние privodítʹ v soznánije, реанимировать reanimirovatʹ
Tiếng Việthồi sinh, hồi sức
العربيةأَنْعَشَ ʔanʕaša
עבריתביצע החייאה bitséa hakhyaá

verb regain consciousness

Españolresucitar
日本語蘇生する sosei suru
中文恢復知覺 /恢复知觉 huīfù zhījué
DeutschBewusstsein wiedererlangen, wieder zu sich kommen
Italianoresuscitare
Русскийочну́ться očnútʹsja, приходи́ть в созна́ние prixodítʹ v soznánije

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@misc{resuscitate_2026,
  title = {resuscitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resuscitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}