Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Resuscitation /rĭs-ŭsˌ-ĭt-āsh'-ən/ · Re·sus·ci·ta·tion · IPA /rɪsˌʌsɪtˈeɪʃən/ 01 n. The act of resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated. 1. The act of resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated. “The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries.” — Sir W. Scott.