resuscitate
verb
[ rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt ]
• revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death.
• "an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"
Similar:
bring round,
revive,
bring back,
bring (back) to life,
bring back to consciousness,
rescue,
save,
give artificial respiration to,
give the kiss of life to,
give cardiac massage to,
defibrillate,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin resuscitat- ‘raised again’, from the verb resuscitare, from re- ‘back’ + suscitare ‘raise’.
