reactivate

[ ree-ak-tuh-veyt ]
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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.

Origin of reactivate

1
First recorded in 1900–05; re- + activate

Other words from reactivate

  • re·ac·ti·va·tion, noun

Words Nearby reactivate

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How to use reactivate in a sentence

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

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

Derived forms of reactivate

  • reactivation, noun

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