reactivate
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reactivate — (v.) 1902, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + ACTIVATE (Cf. activate). Related: Reactivated; reactivating; reactivation … Etymology dictionary
reactivate — ► VERB ▪ restore to a state of activity. DERIVATIVES reactivation noun … English terms dictionary
reactivate — [rē ak′tə vāt΄] vt. reactivated, reactivating 1. to make active again ☆ 2. to place (an inactivated military unit, ship, etc.) back on an active status vi. to be reactivated reactivation n … English World dictionary
reactivate — [[t]riæ̱ktɪveɪt[/t]] reactivates, reactivating, reactivated VERB If people reactivate a system or organization, they make it work again after a period in which it has not been working. [V n] The government today is expected to announce a series… … English dictionary
reactivate — UK [rɪˈæktɪveɪt] / US [rɪˈæktɪˌveɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms reactivate : present tense I/you/we/they reactivate he/she/it reactivates present participle reactivating past tense reactivated past participle reactivated to make something start … English dictionary
reactivate — reactivation, n. /ree ak teuh vayt /, v., reactivated, reactivating. v.t. 1. to render active again; revive. v.i. 2. to be active again. [1900 05; RE + ACTIVATE] * * * … Universalium
reactivate — verb To activate again … Wiktionary
reactivate — 1. To render active again. 2. In particular, of an inactivated immune serum to which normal serum (complement) is added. * * * re·ac·ti·vate ( )rē ak tə .vāt vt, vat·ed; vat·ing to activate again: cause to be again active or more active: as a) to … Medical dictionary
reactivate — Synonyms and related words: activate, give back, mobilize, place in, put back, recharge, reconstitute, reconvert, recruit, reenact, reestablish, refill, reform, rehabilitate, reinstall, reinstate, reinstitute, reintegrate, reinvest, rekindle,… … Moby Thesaurus
reactivate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence: reanimate, reawaken, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify. See AWARENESS … English dictionary for students
