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verb (used with object), re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing.
- to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
verb
- (tr) to restore to consciousness; revive
early 15c., “revive, restore,” from Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare “rouse again, revive,” from re- “again” (see re-) + suscitare “to raise, revive,” from sub “(up from) under” (see sub-) + citare “to summon” (see cite). Intransitive use from 1650s. Related: Resuscitated; resuscitating. Earlier was resuscen “restore (someone) to life, resurrect” (c.1400).
v.
- To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.