resuscitate
UK: rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt | US: rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt
vt. to revive someone from unconsciousness or apparent death
vt. to restore to activity, vigor, or life
resuscitate = re<again> + sus<up> + citate<rouse>
- re: Latin prefix meaning "again" or "back."
- sus: Variant of the Latin prefix "sub-" (under, up), here implying upward motion.
- citate: Derived from Latin "citare" (to rouse, stir), related to "ciere" (to set in motion).
Etymology Origin:
The word "resuscitate" originates from Latin resuscitare, combining re- (again) + suscitare (to raise up). Suscitare itself breaks into sus- (up) + citare (to rouse). The term vividly depicts the action of "rousing up again," reflecting its medical and metaphorical uses—reviving life or revitalizing dormant states.
The paramedics worked tirelessly to resuscitate the drowning victim.
CPR training teaches how to resuscitate someone in cardiac arrest.
The new policy aims to resuscitate the failing economy.
Ancient texts describe rituals believed to resuscitate the dead.
Fresh investment helped resuscitate the abandoned project.