Resuscitate

Pronunciation: /rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of resuscitate

verb to revive or bring back to consciousness or life

Example Sentences

A1 The doctor resuscitated the patient with CPR.

A2 She learned how to resuscitate a person in case of emergency.

B1 The lifeguard resuscitated the drowning swimmer on the beach.

B2 The paramedics were able to successfully resuscitate the heart attack victim.

C1 The medical team worked tirelessly to resuscitate the critically injured patient.

C2 Despite their best efforts, the doctors were unable to resuscitate the patient.

Examples of resuscitate in a Sentence

formal The medical team worked tirelessly to resuscitate the patient after the accident.

informal The doctors were able to bring the patient back to life after the accident.

slang They managed to revive the person after the accident.

figurative The company needed to resuscitate its failing marketing campaign.

Grammatical Forms of resuscitate

• past tense: resuscitated
• plural: resuscitates
• comparative: more resuscitate
• superlative: most resuscitate
• present tense: resuscitates
• future tense: will resuscitate
• perfect tense: has resuscitated
• continuous tense: is resuscitating
• singular: resuscitates
• positive degree: resuscitate
• infinitive: resuscitate
• gerund: resuscitating
• participle: resuscitated

Origin and Evolution of resuscitate

First Known Use: 1533 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'resuscitate' originated from the Latin word 'resuscitare', which means to revive or restore to life.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'resuscitate' has maintained its original meaning of reviving or restoring to life, but it has also come to be used more broadly in medical contexts to refer to the act of reviving a person who is unconscious or near death.