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 Authorities in Greenville, South Carolina, said emergency responders were unable to resuscitate her from cardiac arrest, and there were no signs of trauma or foul play. — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 He was pulled from the water by lifeguards but could not be resuscitated. — Chip Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 The book resuscitates the childhood feeling that most of us spend our lives tamping down and dismissing, if not completely extinguishing. — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026 Efforts to resuscitate her were not successful, and Cora was declared dead. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 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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  • Oil's surge also revived rate-hike jitters, snapping the market's otherwise calm run through a fifth straight winning month.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Mitsubishi is reviving its Pajero nameplate as a flagship three-row SUV for the 2027 model year.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of revive
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  • And the iconic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte was torn down in July, though that is set to be resurrected.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Botanico name was resurrected in Midtown by the team behind the former Buckhead restaurant of the same name, and the all-pink High Noon Brunchery made a big move from Douglasville to a prominent location on Peachtree Road.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of resurrect
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  • The advocacy group has proposed legislation aimed at restoring competition in digital advertising.
    — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nowadays, the gardens designed for King George IV are being restored, a green lung for the city.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • The actor currently stars in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, the second season of which premiered today on Netflix and has already been renewed for a third.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Right now, Congress is mulling whether to renew the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, which seemingly is the sole legal basis allowing AI firms to share information with the government through GOLD EAGLE, the complaint said.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of renew
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  • Credit line reviews typically follow monthly or quarterly cycles; attrition models are refreshed periodically and applied in batch.
    — Julie Conroy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some viewers had to refresh the page after receiving error messages, indicating high usage levels.
    — Jenni Reid,Alex Buckmaster, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of refresh

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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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