resuscitate

2 definitions • 3 examples

to bring someone or something back to life or wake someone or something:

Her heart had stopped, but the doctors successfully resuscitated her.

to bring someone who is dying back to life, wake someone who is unconscious, or bring something back into use or existence:

[ T ] You should learn how to resuscitate a person whose breathing has stopped.

[ T ] He led the effort to resuscitate the local newspaper.