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resuscitate

[ri-suhs-i-teyt] / rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪt /


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Allen helped with many difficult tasks, including going to pick up a Do Not Resuscitate form from the doctor's surgery.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

“We went through the Do Not Resuscitate, all that stuff. But the details of the funeral, no. And then of course the money that I’m living on, maybe some of it will be left.”

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

His death in the final minutes of the show was heavily teased throughout the season, like when he commissioned an oversized "Do Not Resuscitate" tattoo on his chest.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2021

If they choose DNR — Do Not Resuscitate — then the focus will shift to mitigating any pain and discomfort the man is experiencing.

From Washington Post

Resuscitate, rē-sus′i-tāt, v.t. to revive, to revivify.—v.i. to revive: to awaken and come to life again.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various




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