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resuscitate

re·sus·ci·tate

UK/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ US/riˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

cause to regain consciousness

  • “The doctors revived the comatose man”
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2.

return to consciousness

  • “The patient came to quickly”
  • “She revived after the doctor gave her an injection”
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Origin

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”).

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