reactuate

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verb

To actuate again.

OriginEnglish actuate ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō →
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Meanings

verbreactuate (third-person singular simple present reactuates, present participle reactuating, simple past and past participle reactuated)

present singular third person reactuates · participle present reactuating · participle past reactuated · past reactuated

  1. To actuate again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Latināctus
  11. Latināctuō
  12. Medieval Latināctuātus
  13. Englishactuate
  14. Englishreactuate

From re- + actuate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aceturate
Cite this entry
APA

reactuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reactuate

MLA

“reactuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reactuate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reactuate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reactuate.

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