Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, a. [L. resuscitatus, p. p. of
resuscitare; pref. re- re- + suscitare to raise, rouse. See
Suscitate.]
Restored to life. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Resuscitated;p. pr. & vb. n. Resuscitating.]
To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore
from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to
resuscitate withered plants.
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Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. i.
To come to life again; to revive.
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These projects, however often slain, always
resuscitate. --J. S. Mill.
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resuscitate
v 1: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the
comatose man" [syn: revive]
2: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She
revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: come
to, revive]
WordNet (r) 2.0
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "resuscitate":
abet, aid, animate, assist, avail, awake, awaken, bail out,
be begotten, be born, be incarnated, bear a hand, befriend,
benefit, bring back, bring to, call back, come alive,
come into being, come into existence, come to, come to life,
comfort, do good, doctor, ease, enliven, exhilarate, favor, fillip,
galvanize, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help,
infuse life into, invigorate, jazz up, lend a hand, lend one aid,
live again, pick up, pique, proffer aid, protect, provoke, quicken,
rally, reactivate, reanimate, recall to life, recharge, reclaim,
recruit, redeem, refresh, regenerate, reheat the ashes, reinspire,
rejuvenate, rekindle, relieve, relight, remedy, render assistance,
renew, renovate, rescue, restore, resurge, resurrect, retrieve,
return to life, revitalize, revive, revivify, rewarm, rise again,
save, see the light, set up, sharpen, stimulate, stir the embers,
succor, take in tow, warm over, warm up, whet
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
come to, revive
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