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Definition of resuscitate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    resuscitate

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//rɪˈsʌsəˌteɪt//
     
    resuscitate somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they resuscitate
     
    he / she / it resuscitates
     
    past simple resuscitated
     
    -ing form resuscitating
     
     
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  1. 1to make someone start breathing again or become conscious again after they have almost died synonym revive He had a heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.
  2. 2(figurative) efforts to resuscitate the economy
resuscitation
 
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NAmE//rɪˌsʌsəˈteɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable] frantic attempts at resuscitation see mouth-to-mouth resuscitationSee resuscitate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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