reactivate

[ ree-ak-tuh-veyt ]

/ riˈæk təˌveɪt /

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verb (used with object), re·ac·ti·vat·ed, re·ac·ti·vat·ing.

to render active again; revive.

verb (used without object), re·ac·ti·vat·ed, re·ac·ti·vat·ing.

to be active again.

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Origin of reactivate

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + activate

OTHER WORDS FROM reactivate

re·ac·ti·va·tion, noun

Words nearby reactivate

reaction chamber, reaction engine, reaction formation, reaction time, reaction turbine, reactivate, reactive, reactive component, reactive depression, reactive schizophrenia, reactive thrust

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How to use reactivate in a sentence

I was told the judge can “reactivate” my parole and everything would be resolved soon.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part II|Michael K. Lavers|July 14, 2021|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.
Humans Are One Mixed-Up Ape - Facts So Romantic|Phil Jaekl|July 9, 2021|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.
Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.|Corinne Iozzio|June 21, 2021|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.
As Colonial Pipeline recovers from cyberattack, leaders point to a ‘wake-up call’ for U.S. energy infrastructure|Aaron Gregg, Sean Sullivan, Stephanie Hunt|May 13, 2021|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.
How Indians are crowdsourcing aid as covid surges|Varsha Bansal|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
My thought then, as I explained to Fles, was to reactivate the factory and sell my product to the sightseers.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
If Venex 17's head had been severed for less than three weeks he could reactivate it.
The Velvet Glove|Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for reactivate

reactivate

/ (rɪˈæktɪˌveɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of reactivate

reactivation, noun

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