resuscitate

verb

ri-ˈsə-sə-ˌtāt How to pronounce resuscitate (audio)
Definition of resuscitatenext
1
as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization

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2
as in to resurrect
to bring back to life, practice, or activity people trying to resuscitate some old theories that the assassination was really an act of conspiracy

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Recent Examples of resuscitate Those four men’s campaign led to the Constitutional Convention, whose leaders aimed to birth a new America, not resuscitate a dying system. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 Emergency Responders attempted to resuscitate the boy and transported him to Saint Joseph's Hospital where he was pronounced dead. — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The soccer player collapsed on the pitch during his team’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland, before being resuscitated from cardiac arrest. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 During a procedure requiring anesthesia to improve his condition Monday, Makan went into cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated, zoo officials said. — Reeti Malhotra july 1, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for resuscitate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitate
  1. revive
  2. resurrect
  3. restore
  4. renew
  5. refresh
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  • Buena Park police attempted to revive Jasmine at the scene, but she was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to UCI Medical Center, prosecutors said.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The creative bet, the strategic decision to revive a 14-year-old campaign and the campaign adaptation to resonate with Gen Z were human calls.
    — Dreen Yang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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  • But Curls Ultra aren’t solely interested in resurrecting the mysticism of the past or indulging in the parties of the present, the occasional fluttering flute solo or boisterous sax line notwithstanding.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • But some reporters seem compelled to resurrect its ghost to justify to fewer and fewer peers their bootstrapped existence.
    — Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of resurrect
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  • The utility later cleared residents to return to every building except the 600 building while crews worked to restore power.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • If any of these qualities are missing from your relationship, work on adding or restoring them.
    — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
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  • The decision — announced on the deadline for the trade partners to determine whether to renew the deal for another 16 years — won't invalidate the agreement, which will stay in effect for another decade.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The Federal Reserve attributes much of the gap to a capital stock the United States renews faster than anyone else, and the IMF to European firms that stay too small and invest too little to reach the frontier.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of renew
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  • This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Cabot paints, says refreshing these pieces should never erase the charm.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
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