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rekindle

[ ree-kin-dl ]

verb (used with object)

, re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling.
  1. to excite, stir up, or rouse anew:

    efforts to rekindle their romance;

    comments that rekindled her anger.

  2. to cause to begin burning again; ignite again:

    Never use gasoline to rekindle a fire.



verb (used without object)

, re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling.
  1. to begin to burn again; ignite again:

    She is worried about a fire rekindling.

rekindle

/ riːˈkɪndəl /

verb

  1. to arouse or cause to be aroused again

    rekindle the romance in your relationship

  2. to set alight or start to burn again
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rekindle1

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- ( def ) + kindle 1( def )
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Example Sentences

After dating on and off for 11 years and then splitting in 2013, the “Body on Me” collaborators rekindled their romance in September 2023.

Reports of collusion between Yemen’s Houthis and al-Shabab, heightening risks of attacks in East Africa or on shipping in the Indian Ocean, may rekindle US interest in military operations.

From BBC

“Disclaimer” didn’t rekindle such mutual devotion; it simply presented a new opportunity for them to profess it onscreen.

Chain is designed to rekindle memories in a way that excites your now-sophisticated taste buds.

And now a new crisis looms: Israel’s rekindled war with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which threatens to set the entire region ablaze.

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