If you resuscitate someone who has stopped breathing, you cause them to start breathing again. A policeman and then a paramedic tried to resuscitate her. + resuscitation re·sus·ci·ta·tion Despite attempts at resuscitation, Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital
If you resuscitate something, you cause it to become active or successful again. He has submitted a bid to resuscitate the struggling magazine. = revive + resuscitation re·sus·ci·ta·tion The economy needs vigorous resuscitation. to make someone breathe again or become conscious after they have almost died revive (past participle of resuscitare, from suscitare )