/ rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to make sb start breathing again or become conscious again after they have almost died
SYN revive :
He had a heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.
( figurative )
efforts to resuscitate the economy
► re·sus·ci·ta·tion / rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
frantic attempts at resuscitation
—see also mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Latin resuscitat- raised again, from the verb resuscitare , from re- back + suscitare raise.