Pronunciation: ri- ' s ə -s ə - ˌ t ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -tat · ed ; -tat · ing
Etymology: Latin resuscitatus, past participle of resuscitare to reawaken, from re- + suscitare to rouse, from sub-, sus- up + citare to put in motion, stir ― more at SUB- , CITE
Date: 1532
transitive verb : to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness also : REVITALIZE
intransitive verb : COME TO , REVIVE
– re · sus · ci · ta · tion \ ri- ˌ s ə -s ə - ' t ā -sh ə n, ˌ r ē - \ noun
– re · sus · ci · ta · tive \ ri- ' s ə -s ə - ˌ t ā -tiv \ adjective