resuscitate

/rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/
verb
  1. To bring someone who is unconscious or not breathing back to consciousness or life, usually by medical means.
    • Doctors used a defibrillator to resuscitate the patient after his heart stopped.
    • The paramedics worked quickly to resuscitate the drowning victim.
    • She learned CPR in case she ever needed to resuscitate someone.
  2. To bring something back into use, activity, or popularity; to revive.
    • The company tried to resuscitate its failing brand with a new advertising campaign.
    • The new manager hopes to resuscitate the local economy by attracting new businesses.
    • Historians are working to resuscitate interest in this forgotten author.
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