rekindle
Use Rekindle in a sentence
dl verb (used with object)
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)
3.
to begin to burn again; ignite again: She is worried about a fire rekindling.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to arouse or cause to be aroused again: rekindle the romance in your relationship |
| 2. | to set alight or start to burn again |
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Rekindle
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
rekindle
1593, from re- "back, again" + kindle (q.v.).
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Example sentences
So let us reject any among us who seek to reopen old wounds and to rekindle old hatreds.
He and his colleagues have made some crucial improvements in their mini-cyclotron that should rekindle interest in the technology.
Never add fire starter after you have started your barbecue to speed or rekindle a dying fire.
New findings rekindle old debates about when the first people arrived and why their civilization collapsed.
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