Definition of Resuscitate

1. Verb. Cause to regain consciousness. "The doctors revived the comatose man"

Exact synonyms: Revive
Generic synonyms: Bring Around, Bring Back, Bring Round, Bring To
Causes: Come To, Revive
Related verbs: Come To, Revive
Specialized synonyms: Boot, Bring Up, Reboot, Raise, Resurrect, Upraise
Derivative terms: Resuscitation, Resuscitator

2. Verb. Return to consciousness. "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
Exact synonyms: Come To, Revive
Related verbs: Animate, Quicken, Reanimate, Recreate, Renovate, Repair, Revive, Revivify, Vivify, Revive
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn

Definition of Resuscitate

1. a. Restored to life.

2. v. t. To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants.

3. v. i. To come to life again; to revive.

Definition of Resuscitate

1. Verb. (transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To regain consciousness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Resuscitate

1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]

Medical Definition of Resuscitate

1. To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants. Origin: Resuscitated; Resuscitating. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resuscitate

resurrectionized
resurrectionizes
resurrectionizing
resurrections
resurrector
resurrectors
resurrects
resurvey
resurveyed
resurveying
resurveys
resus
resuscitable
resuscitant
resuscitants
resuscitate (current term)
resuscitated
resuscitates
resuscitating
resuscitation
resuscitation orders
resuscitations
resuscitative
resuscitator
resuscitators
resuspend
resuspended
resuspending
resuspends
resuspension

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