Dictionary

reactivate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate English reactivate From re- + activate.

Meanings

1. To activate again.
   • Since the strike began, more than 2,400 performers have joined or reactivated their Cameo accounts. 2023 August 27, Ramishah Maruf, “Celebrity video site sees a surge of actor sign-ups in the wake of the strike”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2023:
   • An attorney discipline judge in California has rejected a request from ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman to reactivate his law license following her recent recommendation that he be disbarred, which rendered him unable to practice law for now. 2024 May 2, Mary Kay Mallonee, “Judge denies ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman’s request to reactivate law license while he fights disbarment”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2024:

Forms

Deriveds

reactivatable · unreactivated · photoreactivate · reactivator · photoreactivating

Translations (8)

es reactivar (to activate again) · sv reaktivera (to activate again) · it riattivare (to activate again) · de wieder aktivieren (to activate again) · fr réactiver (to activate again) · bg активирам отново (to activate again) · de reaktivieren (to activate again) · fi uudelleenaktivoida (to activate again)