Revive and resuscitate
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resuscitate - definition of resuscitate by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
revive - definition of revive by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
As you can see, they are synonyms. I'd say the difference lies more in the usage of each than in the actual meaning.
revive - definition of revive by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
As you can see, they are synonyms. I'd say the difference lies more in the usage of each than in the actual meaning.
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You can revive someone from a faint by using smelling salts. You can't resuscitate someone that way. I would only use "resuscitate" when someone has been given mouth-to-mouth and CPR.
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