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rekindle
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-dl
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re·kin·dle
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dl
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ree-
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verb,
re·kin·dled,
re·kin·dling.
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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The retailers' action is likely to
rekindle
a debate about selling toy guns at all.
To
rekindle
the festive mood one of the elders decided to jump next.
Perhaps you are still in touch with people who were in your graduate program, or you could locate them and
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The retailers' action is likely to
rekindle
a debate about selling toy guns at all.
To
rekindle
the festive mood one of the elders decided to jump next.
Perhaps you are still in touch with people who were in your graduate program, or you could locate them and
rekindle
contact.
Optimists-yes, there are still a few around-argue that the government will do whatever is necessary to
rekindle
the economy.
Education officials say they are trying to
rekindle
a centuries-old culinary tradition.
Cameras follow the reunions of long-lost loves as they try to
rekindle
their romance many years later.
For others, the lure is to
rekindle
the pleasure of a juicy tale read at a particular moment in time.
In the models, migrations lost to habitat fragmentation were also difficult to
rekindle
.
Likewise, today's low prices should eventually choke off supply and help
rekindle
demand.
But history should not be used to
rekindle
hatred and animosity.
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World English Dictionary
rekindle
(riːˈkɪnd
ə
l)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
rekindle
1593, from re- "back, again" + kindle (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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