resuscitate
verb
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The 16th century was a good one for words ending in the suffix -ate. Not only did our featured word, resuscitate, breathe life into the English language but so did the verbs anticipate ("to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to"), eradicate ("to do away with completely"), estimate ("to esteem" or "to appraise"), and perpetuate ("to make perpetual"). It was a good century for words about words, too—vocabulary, quip, and hearsay all premiered as well.
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Examples of resuscitate in a Sentence
Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
If the aughts was the official thrash revival, today thrash is well and truly resuscitated, with new bands crashing into existence all the time.
—Tamlin Magee, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resuscitate. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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