Resuscitate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to regain consciousness

return to consciousness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈʌsᵻtˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈʌsɪtˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈʌsɪtˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈʌsᵻtˌeɪt/.

Examples

The doctors revived the comatose man
The patient came to quickly
She revived after the doctor gave her an injection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

come to revive

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to regain consciousness “The doctors revived the comatose man”
verb	return to consciousness “The patient came to quickly”

Word Forms

resuscitation	noun	the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
resuscitator	noun	a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wiederbeleben

Anlass zur Wiedererlangung des Bewusstseins

🇫🇷French

réanimer

provoquer une reprise de conscience

🇪🇸Spanish

resucitar

causa para recuperar la conciencia

🇮🇹Italian

rianimare

causa per riprendere conoscenza

🇳🇱Dutch

reanimeren

reden om weer bij bewustzijn te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ressuscitar

fazer com que recupere a consciência

🇷🇺Russian

реанимировать

заставить прийти в сознание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनर्जीवित

होश में आने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরুজ্জীবিত করা

চেতনা ফিরে পাওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உயிர்ப்பிக்க

மீண்டும் சுயநினைவை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరుజ్జీవింపజేయు

స్పృహ తిరిగి రావడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनरुत्थान

चेतना परत मिळविण्यासाठी कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનર્જીવિત કરવું

ચેતના પાછી મેળવવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವನಗೊಳಿಸು

ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുനരുജ്ജീവിപ്പിക്കുക

ബോധം വീണ്ടെടുക്കാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੜ ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਚੇਤਨਾ ਮੁੜ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ زندہ کرنا

ہوش بحال کرنے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复苏

导致恢复意识

🇯🇵Japanese

蘇生する

意識を取り戻す原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

소생시키다

의식을 회복하게 만드는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi sức

nguyên nhân để lấy lại ý thức

🇹🇭Thai

ช่วยชีวิต

ทำให้เกิดการฟื้นคืนสติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghidupkan

menyebabkan kesadaran kembali

🇵🇭Filipino

muling buhayin

dahilan para magkamalay

🇲🇾Malay

menghidupkan semula

menyebabkan untuk sedar semula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنعاش

سبب في استعادة وعيه

🇮🇷Persian

احیا کنند

باعث بازیابی هوشیاری شود

🇹🇷Turkish

diriltmek

bilincinin yeniden kazanılmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחִיוֹת

לגרום לחזרה להכרה

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The primary meaning of 'resuscitate' is 'cause to regain consciousness'.

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'resuscitate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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