Added 10 October 2026
resuscitate
/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ verb
In Latin: resuscito Wiktionary
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To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
to resuscitate a drowned person
- To regain consciousness.
adjective
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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