reactivate

Turn on again

To reactivate is to make something active or operational again after a period of dormancy or disuse.

You might reactivate a dormant bank account, a suspended membership, or a mothballed military unit.

They reactivated my old email address after I verified my identity.

The word implies returning something to its previous functional state rather than starting fresh.

restart

resume

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reopen · relaunch · reboot · recommence · reengage · reconnect · reenter · rejoin · return · restore

technical

switch

Circuit-breaking toggle device

  • circuitClosed electrical pathway
  • systemConnected parts forming whole
  • deviceConstructed tool or machine

sensor · mechanism · trigger · reset · power · enable · initialize · boot · engage · online

account

subscription

Paid recurring access

access · service · license · card · status · user · password · verification · dormant · suspended

medical

immune

Protected from harm

  • antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
  • virusMicroscopic infectious agent
  • herpesChronic blister-causing virus

dormant · latent · infection · flare-up · trigger · recurrence · relapse · remission · symptoms · outbreak

military

unit

Individual part or measure

commission · duty · enlist · mobilize · regiment · battalion · veteran · service · redeploy · reinforce

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operational status

reactivatedeactivate

Turn off or neutralize

disable · shut down · inactivate · turn off · suspend

permanence of cessation

reactivatedecommission

Withdraw from operational use

retire · discontinue · terminate · abolish · dismantle

energy/vitality

reactivatedeaden

Diminish force or sensation

dampen · suppress · enervate · stifle · quell

Family

reactivation, reactivated, reactivates, reactivating, reactivations

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G