resucitar

/resuθiˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to resuscitate

💓⚡ re- (again) + suscitar (stir up, rouse) = to rouse back to life

Resucitar comes from Latin resuscitare: re- meaning again plus suscitare, to raise up or stir. So it literally means to stir up again. English resuscitate is a direct cousin, sharing the same Latin root, so the spelling link helps recall.

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