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resuscitate

v.
US //ɹiˈsəsɪˌteɪt// UK //ɹɪsˈʌsɪtˌeɪt// re·sus·ci·tate Archaic
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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”).

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