Main Entry: re·sus·ci·tate

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈsə-sə-ˌtāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·sus·ci·tat·ed; re·sus·ci·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 : revitalizeintransitive verb : come to, revive

— re·sus·ci·ta·tion \ri-ˌsə-sə-ˈtā-shən, ˌrē-\ noun

— re·sus·ci·ta·tive \ri-ˈsə-sə-ˌtā-tiv\ adjective