reactivation

re·ac·ti·vate   (rē-āk'tə-vāt')    tr.v.   re·ac·ti·vat·ed, re·ac·ti·vat·ing, re·ac·ti·vates To make active again. To restore the ability to function or the effectiveness of. re·ac'ti·va'tion n.

Main Entry: re·ac·ti·vate
Pronunciation: (')rE-'ak-t&-"vAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -vat·ed;-vat·ing
: to activate again : cause to be again active or more active: as a : to cause (as a repressed complex) to reappear in consciousness orbehavior reactivated by new social failures> b : to cause (a quiescent disease) to become active again in an individual reactivated by physical and emotional stresses> c : to restore complement to (an inactivated serum) by addition of fresh normal serum

reactivate re·ac·ti·vate (rē-āk'tə-vāt')
v. re·ac·ti·vat·ed, re·ac·ti·vat·ing, re·ac·ti·vates

1. To make active again.

2. To restore the ability to function or the effectiveness of.

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re·ac'ti·va'tion n.