# resuscitate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ · frequency rank #46,146

## Definitions
1. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
2. To regain consciousness.

## Etymology
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”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`ersuscitate`, `ressucitate`, `ressuscitate`, `resucsitate`, `resusccitate`, `resusciatte`, `resuscitaet`, `resuscitatte`, `resuscittae`, `resuscittate`, `resusctiate`, `resusictate`, `resusscitate`, `reusscitate`, `rresuscitate`, `rseuscitate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/resuscitate