rekindle
[ree-kin-dl]
- 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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Examples from the Web for rekindling
Contemporary Examples
Just four days previously he had mentioned the possibility of rekindling our relationship.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s ExLizzie Crocker
November 28, 2014
As a result, the British clamored to explore the north, rekindling that long-held dream of finding a Northwest Passage.
What Ravid doesn't mention is one of Kerry's key accomplishments so far: the rekindling of the Arab Peace Initiative.
A common pursuit of old men is the rekindling of those days when life was yet to be conquered.
Historical Examples
This threat afforded the sultan a pretext for rekindling the war.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II)Charles Bucke
Hugh woke chilled and stiff, to find Blaise rekindling the fire.
The Secret CacheE. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
The brute in him recognized the dormant passions of his grandfather, now rekindling.
CursedGeorge Allan England
But in an instant a rekindling gleam of the embers, hardly quenched, shot over the singer's face.
But I am not a cynic, and I hope for the rekindling of wood-fires, and a return of the beautiful home light from them.
Backlog StudiesCharles Dudley Warner
rekindle
- to arouse or cause to be aroused againrekindle the romance in your relationship
- to set alight or start to burn again
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Word Origin and History for rekindling
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