Meaning

2 senses

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

    to resuscitate a drowned person

    to resuscitate withered plants

    wiederbeleben, reanimieren

    оживлятьoživljatʹ, приводи́ть в созна́ниеprivodítʹ v soznánije, реанимироватьreanimirovatʹ

    return to consciousness

  2. (intransitive)To regain consciousness.

    Bewusstsein wiedererlangen, wieder zu sich kommen

    очну́тьсяočnútʹsja, приходи́ть в созна́ниеprixodítʹ v soznánije

    cause to regain consciousness

Examples

17 sentences

  1. Tom resuscitated Mary.

    Том реанімував Мері. — deniko

    ruТом привел Мэри в сознание. — sharptoothed

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  2. You could've resuscitated Tom.

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  3. I tried to resuscitate Tom.

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  4. Tom tried to resuscitate Mary.

    ruТом попытался привести Мэри в сознание. — marafon

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  5. The EMTs are trying to resuscitate Tom.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
restore consciousness:
regain consciousness:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
restore consciousness:
regain consciousness:

Origin

From Latin resuscitātus, past participle of resuscitō (“to raise up again, revive”), from

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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Forms

resuscitates, resuscitating, resuscitated, resuscitated
Base formresuscitate · to resuscitate
3rd person singularresuscitates
Present participleresuscitating
Past simpleresuscitated
Past participleresuscitated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresuscitate
he, she, itresuscitates

Past simpleLesson

all personsresuscitated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave resuscitated
he, she, ithas resuscitated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resuscitate

Synonyms

2 synonyms
come to
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words
RelatedresuscitationC2nonresuscitationresuscitableresuscitativeunresuscitableunresuscitatedresuscitator
Derivedautoresuscitateoverresuscitateunderresuscitate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
resumptionresurfaceresurrectresurrectionresuscitationC2retailB1

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