oživeti

1. to come to life; to revive
   Posle kiše je cela bašta oživela. — After the rain the whole garden came back to life.
   Čim je popio kafu, konačno je oživeo. — As soon as he had his coffee, he finally came alive.
2. (+ acc.) to resuscitate; to revive
   Lekari su uspeli da ga ožive posle deset minuta. — The doctors managed to resuscitate him after ten minutes.
3. (+ acc.) to bring back; to liven up; to revive
   Stare fotografije su oživele uspomene iz detinjstva. — The old photos brought back childhood memories.
   Novi vlasnik je oživeo staru kafanu. — The new owner revived the old tavern.

The imperfective is oživljavati.