reactivate
verb (used with object)
to render active again; revive.
has reactivated
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present perfectof reactivate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Geo Group has agreed to house thousands of detainees at company prisons in New Jersey, Michigan and Georgia that weren’t in use, and it has reactivated an ICE processing center in California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, has reactivated his X account barely a week after he quit the social media platform, citing renewed focus on his military duties.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
The school has reactivated an access code system that it had stopped using during the pandemic and there is now a police presence on campus, Hasan said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
Also of interest: Mr. Clinton has reactivated the “Clinton Global Initiative.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
North Korea, Mr. Hecker noted, has reactivated its 5-megawatt Yongbyon reactor, which can produce plutonium that could be used to add weapons to the country’s small nuclear arsenal.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2014
