rekindle
to excite, stir up, or rouse anew: efforts to rekindle their romance;comments that rekindled her anger.
to cause to begin burning again; ignite again: Never use gasoline to rekindle a fire.
to begin to burn again; ignite again: She is worried about a fire rekindling.
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How to use rekindle in a sentence
As covid-19 cases surge in the United States, jeopardizing the reopening of schools and offices and rekindling debates about mask and vaccination mandates, the battle to win over the vaccine skeptical has taken on fresh urgency.
A group of moms on Facebook built an island of good-faith vaccine debate in a sea of misinformation | Elizabeth Dwoskin, Will Oremus, Gerrit De Vynck | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostIllusions don’t fade with time, and it is beautiful to rekindle a love affair, even if it’s not your own.
Delia Fiallo, screenwriter known as ‘the mother of the telenovela,’ dies at 96 | Harrison Smith | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe two rekindled the romance and even attended another episode of the show during their Valentine’s Day date.
We can’t go to a bar now. So these NYU grads simulated one — and it’s wildly popular. | Travis Andrews | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostIn 2011, the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan rekindled society’s smoldering nuclear anxieties.
How matter’s hidden complexity unleashed the power of nuclear physics | Emily Conover | April 8, 2021 | Science NewsIf we want to truly break out of pandemic life’s emotionally draining slog, we must consider rekindling our relationships with the clothes of the before time.
But privately, according to Trierweiler, Hollande slithered back and attempted to rekindle the mortally wounded relationship.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut on this particular summer evening, it looked like Sclove and Kopin would rekindle the relationship—if only just for the night.
Impossible to tell the stories, to rekindle the grander times.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is an ugly reason to rekindle hope, but let's take what we can get.
Gatsby, with the help of Carraway, attempts to rekindle his romance with Daisy.
‘The Great Gatsby’ Debate: Is Baz Luhrmann’s Film Genius or Rubbish? | Marlow Stern, Isabel Wilkinson | May 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI knew my heart craved one word, however matter-of-fact, that would rekindle the hope that was dying within me.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaThe fires of the Puritan faction had smouldered out; those of the Jacobite frenzy had hardly had time to rekindle.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanBy degrees, however, they sought to rekindle the embers of that fire which with thoughtless hand they aided to extinguish.
The Felon's Track | Michael DohenyBut they would not listen to him, and prepared to rekindle the light.
Breton Legends | Anonymousrekindle the fire of our affections, purify the light of our conscience.
The Whole Armour of God | John Henry Jowett
British Dictionary definitions for rekindle
/ (riːˈkɪndəl) /
to arouse or cause to be aroused again: rekindle the romance in your relationship
to set alight or start to burn again
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