reactivate

[ ree-ak-tuh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·ac·ti·vat·ed, re·ac·ti·vat·ing.

1. to render active again; revive.

verb (used without object)

, re·ac·ti·vat·ed, re·ac·ti·vat·ing.

1. to be active again.

reactivate

/ rɪˈæktɪˌveɪt /

verb

1. tr to make (something) active or functional again

Derived Forms

• reˌactiˈvation, noun

Other Words From

• re·acti·vation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reactivate¹

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + activate

Example Sentences

I was told the judge can “reactivate” my parole and everything would be resolved soon.

From Washington Blade

Some of them have become reactivated in the sense that certain proteins can be produced, not as a viral particle but as a protein.

From Nautilus

Ketamine reactivates those glutamate receptors, which may then create a sudden boom of new brain cell connections as the system goes back to normal.

From Popular-Science

Colonial Pipeline, which suspended operations Friday after a “ransomware” attack on the company’s computer systems, said Thursday that its pipeline connecting Texas to New Jersey has been fully reactivated and fuel shipments have resumed.

From Washington Post

The state of Karnataka, for instance, has reactivated its online data dashboard, which launched last year during India’s first wave, to share accurate data on available hospital beds and the number of cases across the state.

From MIT Technology Review

My thought then, as I explained to Fles, was to reactivate the factory and sell my product to the sightseers.

From Project Gutenberg

If Venex 17's head had been severed for less than three weeks he could reactivate it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• revive