Dictionary entries for 'resuscitate'

Synonyms

bring around
restore
revive
revivify
reactivate
reanimate
reawaken
rekindle
renew
resurrect
revitalize
revive
revivify

re·sus·ci·tate (rĭ-sŭśĭ-tāt́)

[Latin resuscitāre, resuscitāt-, re-, re-, + suscitāre, to stir up (sus-, sub-, sub-) (citāre, to move violently frequentative of ciēre, to set in motion; see kei-²).]

verb: -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

transitive verb

To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. See synonyms at revive

intransitive verb

To regain consciousness.

derivatives

re·suści·ta·ble: adjective
re·suści·tátion: noun
re·suści·tátive: adjective

verb: -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

transitive verb

intransitive verb

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition