reaktivieren
Translation
to reactivate, to restore, to recommission
Examples
Wir müssen das alte Konto reaktivieren.
We have to reactivate the old account.
Er hat sein altes Hobby reaktiviert.
He has reactivated his old hobby.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to reactivate)) to reactivate sth. We have to reactivate the old account.
Similar Words
wiederbeleben (to revive), wiederherstellen (to restore), wieder in Betrieb nehmen (to recommission)
Etymology
Composed of the prefix 're-' (again) and 'aktivieren' (to activate). Literally means 'to activate again'.
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English 'reactivate'. Think of 're-' + 'active' to remember its meaning.