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defibrillates

defibrillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defibrillate.

Meaning of defibrillate

Verb

defibrillate (third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)

  1. (transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
    • Dynamic typography reinvigorates the storytelling genre by anthropomorphizing fonts, defibrillating calligraphy, creating rhythmic, ambient moodscapes without sacrificing speed or lushness.1999, Artbyte, volume 2

Questions about defibrillates

What is defibrillates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Defibrillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defibrillate.

Words near defibrillates in the dictionary

  1. defibre
  2. defibred
  3. defibres
  4. defibrillate
  5. defibrillated
  6. defibrillates
  7. defibrillating
  8. defibrillation
  9. defibrillations
  10. defibrillator
  11. defibrillators

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