relume
[ ri-loom ]
verb (used with object),re·lumed, re·lum·ing.
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
Origin of relume
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How to use relume in a sentence
This son of a hundred pirates passed on to England the torch of a culture that had been lighted in Greece and relumed in Rome.
The Ifs of History | Joseph Edgar Chamberlin
British Dictionary definitions for relume
relume
relumine (rɪˈluːmɪn)
/ (rɪˈluːm) /
verb
(tr) archaic to light or brighten again; rekindle
Origin of relume
1C17: from Late Latin relūmināre, from Latin re- + illūmināre to illumine
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