reactivate
verb (used with object)
to render active again; revive.
reactivated
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past participleof reactivate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reactivate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reactivateverb (used with object)to render active again; revive.
Example Sentences
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Within the first 40 days after patients were admitted to the hospital, the researchers identified 11 reactivated viruses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Later in the evening, Webb deleted his account and has not reactivated it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
In working with Apple to improve security, Sir Mark said only a minority of stolen phones were being reactivated compared to a few months ago, making it "harder for criminals to profit".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
A count of five later, the lights flickered on, and the crash bracelets steadied her as the board reactivated, rising smoothly up under her feet with reassuring solidness.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
