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reactivate

[ ree-ak-tuh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

reactivated, reactivating.
  1. to render active again; revive.


verb (used without object)

reactivated, reactivating.
  1. to be active again.

reactivate

/ ɪˈæɪˌɪ /

verb

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

  • ˌپˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·t·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reactivate1

First recorded in 1900–05; re- + activate
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Sable hopes to reactivate the so-called Santa Ynez Unit, a collection of three offshore oil platforms in federal waters.

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He said at the time that he took a short break after Musk reactivated the account of Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, then discovered that he didn’t miss the platform “at all.”

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“But I want it to reactivate, to regenerate. I want something new to either be released or be received. I want it to be a space of regeneration, of rest, of creativity.”

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“So I see the banana, and I think of the smell that I just smelled, and thereby reactivate these representations in the olfactory cortex. It’s the best explanation. It’s purely speculative,” he noted.

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The government is expected to reactivate a piece of legislation aimed at protecting free speech on university campuses.

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