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reactivate
(re|acti¦vate)
Pronunciation:
/rɪˈaktɪveɪt/
verb
[
with object
]
restore (something) to a state of activity; bring back into action:
the government announced measures to reactivate the economy
the committee was reactivated
Derivatives
reactivation
Pronunciation:
/-ˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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