Definition of resuscitate
resuscitated
;resuscitating
transitive verb
: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness; also : revitalize
intransitive verb
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Examples of resuscitate in a Sentence
The patient stopped breathing but doctors were able to resuscitate him.
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
Recent Examples of resuscitate from the Web
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EMS director Brad Cothran says the boy was under water too long to be resuscitated.
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Elgin firefighters were able to resuscitate a dog that was trapped in a house fire, officials said Wednesday.
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Politically, the feeling is some of the efforts that are being put into resuscitating some of the older infrastructure that should be transitioning off the grid … is not a very good investment of taxpayer money or, really, political energy.
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Paramedics attempted to resuscitate Victoria but were unsuccessful, Carter said.
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According to police, Brown was already unresponsive when North Lauderdale Fire Rescue attempted to resuscitate her.
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Doctors were able to resuscitate her but by then serious brain damage had occurred.
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El-Sissi's government is in the midst of an ambitious and politically sensitive reform program to resuscitate the economy.
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Apple is a market-shaper, and that’s the kind of a company the publishing industry needs to resuscitate it as the traditional advertising model continues to collapse.
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RESUSCITATE Defined for English Language Learners
resuscitate
playDefinition of resuscitate for English Language Learners
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: to bring (someone who is unconscious, not breathing, or close to death) back to a conscious or active state again
RESUSCITATE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of resuscitate for Students
resuscitated
;resuscitating
: to bring back from apparent death or unconsciousness
Medical Dictionary
resuscitate
playMedical Definition of resuscitate
resuscitated
;resuscitating
: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness resuscitate a nearly drowned person by artificial respiration
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