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resuscitated

resuscitated

1 6.8
Alive or conscious again after looking dead
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪtɪd/
: reanimado
  • The patient was resuscitated after a cardiac arrest.

You look alive and well and resuscitated.

Examples

  • The resuscitated patient slowly opened her eyes and tried to speak.

  • After a few minutes of CPR, the resuscitated man began to breathe on his own again.

  • Firefighters pulled the resuscitated dog from the burning house, saving its life.

  • He was resuscitated!

  • After a few minutes of CPR, the resuscitated man began to breathe on his own again.

  • The resuscitated patient slowly opened her eyes and tried to speak.

  • Firefighters pulled the resuscitated dog from the burning house, saving its life.

Synonyms

revived
vsresuscitated
5 3.6

Life, energy, or interest comes back after a time of loss

focuses on returning consciousness after seeming dead or unconscious
reanimated
vsresuscitated
1 6.7

Made to feel alive or full of energy

stresses restoring awareness after appearing dead or unconscious

Antonyms

deceased
  • Formal
92 3.5

A person who is not alive, used in formal or respectful speech

How Revived

recovered
31 3.1
resuscitated
1 6.8
dazed
38 4.8
unconscious
256 4.2
dead
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

resuscitated positive

Morphology

resuscitated = resuscitate (transparent) = resuscitate + ed

The participial/adjectival form is a regular -ed derivative of the verb 'resuscitate', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word resuscitated comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and suscitare 'to wake or raise'. So, to resuscitate someone is to 'wake them up again' or bring them back to life.