Also means
to restart
Usage Note
Riattivare is a regular -are verb prefixed with ri- ('again') + attivare ('to activate'). It uses avere as its auxiliary. In everyday use it appears for restarting a service, account, or phone contract; in medicine it describes reactivating a dormant condition (riattivare un'infezione latente).
Examples
"Devo riattivare la mia scheda SIM."
Natural Translation
I need to reactivate my SIM card.

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