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reactivate

[ree-ak-tuh-veyt] / riˈæk təˌveɪt /
VERB
start again
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This “”will inevitably reactivate the trauma of some victims…some of whom are not necessarily known to us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Later, during rest, those same cells typically reactivate in the same sequence, helping the brain store the experience as a memory.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

When cysts reactivate, bradyzoites transform into rapidly multiplying tachyzoites that move throughout the body.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Kimmel also pretended to open a statement written for him to read aloud by Disney, before reading out the words: "How to reactivate your Disney+ subscription".

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

In the months that followed the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown, when other reactors around Japan went offline for maintenance, the government withheld approval for them to reactivate.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland