Etymology

resuscitate

re·sus·ci·tate
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Today it means: To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. Full definition →

Latin resuscitātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromresuscitātus
  2. English todayresuscitate

From Latin resuscitātus, past participle of resuscitō (“to raise up again, revive”), from re- (“again”) + suscitō (“to raise up”), from sub- (“up, under”) + citō (“to summon, rouse”).

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