resuscitateverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈsʌs.ɪ.teɪt/us/rɪˈsʌs.ə.teɪt/to bring someone or something back to life or wake someone or something:
Her heart had stopped, but the doctors successfully resuscitated her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Resuscitation
- artificial respiration
- CPR
- Heimlich manoeuvre
- kiss
- mouth-to-mouth
- resuscitation
- the kiss of life idiom