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rekindle

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re·kin·dle   (rē-kĭn'dl)   
tr.v.   re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles
  1. To relight (a fire).

  2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences.

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rekindle 
1593, from re- "back, again" + kindle (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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