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 drummer Brian Blade has played with him since the early ’90s, notably in a quartet led by the saxophonist Joshua Redman, also including Mehldau, that has reactivated during the past few years.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Also of interest: Mr. Clinton has reactivated the “Clinton Global Initiative.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Navy has reactivated a fleet responsible for overseeing the East Coast and North Atlantic — an escalation of the Pentagon’s focus on a resurgent Russia and its expanding military presence.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2018
