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Verb: resuscitate  ri'sú-si,teyt
  1. Cause to regain consciousness
    "The doctors resuscitated the comatose man";
    - revive
     
  2. Return to consciousness
    "The patient resuscitated quickly";
    - come to, revive

Derived forms: resuscitated, resuscitates, resuscitating

Type of: bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, change state, turn

Encyclopedia: Resuscitate