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resuscitated

resuscitated

6.8
Alive or conscious again after looking dead
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪtɪd/
translation icon : 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
3.6

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

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

Made to feel alive or full of energy

stresses restoring awareness after appearing dead or unconscious

Antonyms

deceased
  • Formal
1 3.5

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

How Revived

recovered
3.1
resuscitated
6.8
dazed
40 4.8
unconscious
243 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.