noun
Meaning 1
The act of resuscitating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of resuscitating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification
Narrower terms: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life
History
From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.