resuscitate

Verb

cause to regain consciousness
return to consciousness
To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
To regain consciousness.

Adj

Restored to life.

Examples

to resuscitate a drowned person
to resuscitate withered plants

Origin / Etymology

From Latin resuscitātus, past participle of resuscitō (“to raise up again, revive”), from re- (“again”) + suscitō (“to raise up”), from sub- (“up, under”) + citō (“to summon, rouse”).

Synonyms

come to, revive

Scrabble Score: 13

resuscitate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
resuscitate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resuscitate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

resuscitate: valid Words With Friends Word