reactivates

Brings back online

Reactivates means to make active again after a period of dormancy or disuse.

A company reactivates a discontinued product line, a government reactivates a mothballed military base, or a website reactivates a suspended account: She reactivated her gym membership after the holidays.

In science, substances that restore chemical or biological activity reactivate enzymes or cells.

situational

conflict

Opposition between parties

case · mission · project · campaign · initiative · reopens · resumes · renews · revives · restarts

emotional

memories

Stored past experiences

  • feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
  • traumaLasting psychological wound
  • passionIntense emotional drive

desire · longing · grief · nostalgia · spark · rekindle · stir · awaken · resurface · buried

biological

enzyme

Protein that hastens reactions

signal · phosphorylation · kinase · receptor · gene · expression · dormant · latent · virus · immune

mechanical

switch

Circuit-breaking toggle device

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

sensor · alarm · mechanism · restart · reset · reignite · power · restore · online · operational

membership

account

Record of dealings

service · card · status · profile · reinstate · renew · restore · lapsed · expired · dormant

Opposites
operational status

reactivatesdeactivates

Switches off functionality

shuts down · turns off · disables · inactivates · powers down

lifecycle/service status

reactivatesdecommissions

Withdraws from active service

retires · discontinues · phases out · sunsets · terminates

Family

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