reactivating

riˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of reactivating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

activation

Rare

causing something to become active again

Rare

The reactivating agent restored the machine's functionality.
The reactivating formula brought the old battery back to life.
Reactivating the system took only a few minutes.

renewing

revitalizing

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Origin of reactivating

Latin, re (again) + activare (to activate)

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French:régénérateur, ...
German:reaktivierende, ...
Italian:riattivante, ...
Spanish:reactivante, ...
Portuguese:reativante, ...
Chinese:重新激活的, ...
Japanese:再活性化する, ...
Arabic:مُعِيد لِلتَّفْعِيل, ...
Hebrew:מַחֲזִיר לִפְעִילוּת, ...
Russian:реактивирующий, ...
Ukrainian:реактивуючий, ...
Hindi:पुनः सक्रिय करने वाला, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় সক্রিয় করা, ...
Catalan:reactivant, ...
Czech:reaktivační, ...
Danish:reaktiverende, ...
Dutch:reactiverend, ...
Greek:επαναδραστηριοποιώντας, ...
Hungarian:reaktiváló, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យសកម្មឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:재활성화하는, ...
Persian:فعال‌سازی مجدد, ...
Polish:reaktywujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):reativador, ...
Romanian:reactivator, ...
Swedish:återaktiverande, ...
Thai:กระตุ้นให้กลับมาทำงาน, ...
Turkish:yeniden etkinleştiren, ...
Vietnamese:kích hoạt lại, ...

reactivate

riːˈæktɪveɪt

Definition of reactivate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

renewalrenew the effectiveness or validity of something

They needed to reactivate their membership to access the club facilities..

renew

restore

revive

activationactivate a system or organization after inactivity

The committee was reactivated after years of dormancy.

restart

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Origin of reactivate

Latin, re- (again) + activare (to activate)

Examples of reactivate in a sentence

The company decided to reactivate the old machinery.
The service was reactivated after the update.
They decided to reactivate the old project.

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French:réactiver, relancer, ...
German:erneuern, wieder aktivieren, ...
Italian:rinnovare, riavviare, ...
Spanish:renovar, reanimar, ...
Portuguese:reativar, ...
Chinese:重新激活, 再激活, ...
Japanese:再有効化する, 再活性化する, ...
Arabic:جَدَّدَ, أَعَادَ تَفْعِيل, ...
Hebrew:לְחַדֵּשׁ, לְהַפְעִיל מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:возобновить, восстанавливать, ...
Ukrainian:поновити, знову активувати, ...
Hindi:पुनः सक्रिय करना, फिर से सक्रिय करना, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় কার্যকর করা, পুনরায় সক্রিয় করা, ...
Catalan:reactivar, reinstaurar, ...
Czech:reaktivovat, obnovit činnost, ...
Danish:forny, genstarte, ...
Dutch:vernieuwen, reactiveren, ...
Greek:επανενεργοποιώ, ενεργοποιώ ξανά, ...
Hungarian:újraaktiválni, reaktiválni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានសុពលភាពឡើងវិញ, ធ្វើឱ្យដំណើរការឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:갱신하다, 재활성화하다, ...
Persian:دوباره فعال کردن, از نو فعال کردن, ...
Polish:odnowić, reaktywować, ...
Portuguese (BR):reativar, ativar novamente, ...
Romanian:a reînnoi, a reporni, ...
Swedish:reaktivera, återaktivera, ...
Thai:ต่ออายุ, เริ่มใช้งานใหม่, ...
Turkish:tekrar etkinleştirmek, yeniden etkinleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:gia hạn, tái kích hoạt, ...

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