verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To activate again.

   "Since the strike began, more than 2,400 performers have joined or reactivated their Cameo accounts."

2. 2
   activate (an old file) anew wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

activategive backjump-startmobilizeplace input back

Example

More examples

"Cosmic radiation during a solar minimum can reactivate viruses from their dormancy."

Etymology

From re- + activate.

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