Meaning & use
resuscitating
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Reviving someone from unconsciousness or apparent death, especially through artificial respiration or CPR.
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Paramedics spent several minutes resuscitating the drowning victim.
The struggling company was resuscitated by an infusion of new investment.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'resuscitare,' meaning 'to rouse again'; used both literally in medicine and figuratively for reviving failing projects.
Words with a similar meaning
revivingreanimating
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Figuratively, reviving or reinvigorating something that had declined or failed.
The new CEO focused on resuscitating the brand's reputation.
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