Spanish Conversation · Level 4
87 words
Spanish word
resucitar
Pronunciation
IPA/resuθiˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbcome back to life
Example
El hombre resucitó después del accidente.
The man came back to life after the accident.
More examples
La economía local parece resucitar tras las inversiones.
The local economy seems to come back to life after the investments.
Core concept
A stopped heart restarting.
Common phrases
volver a resucitar
come back to life again
parece resucitar
seem to come back to life
Similar words
revivir: Regain vitality or activity after a decline or pause.
reanimar: Restore breathing or heartbeat artificially, as in CPR.
renacer: Be reborn or begin anew in a changed or transformed way.
resurgir: Reappear after a long decline and gain renewed strength or prominence.
Definition in Spanish
Volver a la vida de manera literal y, por extensión, restaurar vigor o interés en algo que había desaparecido.
Word origin
From Latin resuscitāre 'raise again', from re- 'again' + suscitāre 'to rouse', originally meaning to raise up again and so used for returning to life or restoring vigor.
Usage tips
- Commonly used both literally and figuratively, so hearing resucitar in conversation often signals either a physical revival or a revived interest, energy, or momentum rather than only medical revival.
Other meanings
- resurrectverb
- resuscitateverb
Opposites
- morirdieverb
Related words
- resucitadoresuscitatedadjective
- resucitaciónresuscitationnoun