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Resuscitate vs Stimulate - What's the difference?

resuscitate | stimulate | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between resuscitate and stimulate

is that resuscitate is to restore consciousness, vigor, or life to while stimulate is to encourage into action.

As an adjective resuscitate

is restored to life.

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 ----

    stimulate

    English

    Verb

    (stimulat)
  • To encourage into action.
  • To arouse an organism to functional activity.

    • Synonyms

    * (encourage) encourage, induce, provoke * (arouse) animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up

    Antonyms

    * (arouse) de-energize, sedate, stifle

    Related terms

    * stimulant * stimulation * stimulator * stimulatory * stimulus

    Anagrams

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