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resuscitate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'resuscitate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Resuscitate [ a.]
- Restored to life.
2 . Resuscitate [ v. i.]
- To come to life again; to revive.
3 . Resuscitate [ v. t.]
- To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants.

Meaning of 'resuscitate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . resuscitate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- return to consciousness
Example in sentence:
  • She revived after the doctor gave her an injection;
  • The patient came to quickly;
  • These pictures bring back sad memories
Meaning (2):
- cause to regain consciousness
Example in sentence:
  • The doctors revived the comatose man