Synonyms

reactivate

American

[ree-ak-tuh-veyt] / riˈæk təˌveɪt /

verb (used with object)

reactivated, reactivating

to render active again; revive.

verb (used without object)

reactivated, reactivating

to be active again.

reactivate British

/ rɪˈæktɪˌveɪt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

reactivation noun

Etymology

Origin of reactivate

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + activate

Example Sentences

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He reactivated the program in the 1990s, after it had been initiated by the Shah in the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal

This “”will inevitably reactivate the trauma of some victims…some of whom are not necessarily known to us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

During REM sleep, scientists replayed the soundtracks linked to half of the unsolved puzzles to selectively reactivate those memories.

From Science Daily

Instead, he is looking to reactivate one of his nonprofit’s programs that brings Venezuelan students to the U.S. to learn about democratic systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later, during rest, those same cells typically reactivate in the same sequence, helping the brain store the experience as a memory.

From Science Daily

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