Resuscitate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈsÊŒsɪˌteɪt/

Origin

From Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare ("to raise up again, revive"), from re- ("again") + suscitare ("to raise up"), from sub- ("up, under") + citare ("to summon, rouse").

Full definition of resuscitate

Verb

1. (transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants
2. (intransitive) To regain consciousness.

Related terms

• resuscitable
• resuscitation
• resuscitative
• nonresuscitable
• nonresuscitation
• nonresuscitative
• unresuscitable
• unresuscitated
• unresuscitating
• unresuscitative

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Restored to life.