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Definition resuscitate in American English

resuscitate verb

[transitive] verb
/rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/
1

to make an unconscious person start to breathe again

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2

to make something effective or successful again

Example

the government's efforts to resuscitate the economy

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Definition resuscitate in American English