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Reanimate vs Resuscitated - What's the difference?

reanimate | resuscitated |

As verbs the difference between reanimate and resuscitated

is that reanimate is to animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits while resuscitated is past tense of resuscitate.

As an adjective reanimate

is being animate again.

reanimate

English

Etymology 1

From (re-) + (animate) (adjective)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being animate again.

    • Etymology 2

    From (re-) + (animate) (verb)

    Verb

    (reanimat)
  • To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits.

    • resuscitated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (resuscitate)

    • resuscitate

    English

    Verb

    (resuscitat)
  • To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
    • to resuscitate''' a drowned person; to '''resuscitate withered plants
  • To regain consciousness.

    • Related terms

    * resuscitable * resuscitation * resuscitative * nonresuscitable * nonresuscitation * nonresuscitative * unresuscitable * unresuscitated * unresuscitating * unresuscitative

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Restored to life.
    • (Bishop Gardiner)

    External links

    * * * English ergative verbs ----