resuscitate

/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

Etymology

From Latin resuscitātus, past participle of resuscitō (“to raise up again, revive”), from re- (“again”) + suscitō (“to raise up”), from sub- (“up, under”) + citō (“to summon, rouse”).

resuscitate means restored to life. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.

adj

Restored to life.“[O]nce return'd / Unto her body new reſuſcitate / From ſleep, remembring well how erſt ſhe mourn'd, / Marvels how all ſo ſoon to peace and eaſe is turn'd.”

verb

To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.“to resuscitate a drowned person”
To regain consciousness.