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relume
[ ri-loom ]
verb (used with object)
, re·lumed, re·lum·ing.
- to light or illuminate again; relumine.
relume
/ rɪˈluːm; rɪˈluːmɪn /
verb
- archaic.tr to light or brighten again; rekindle
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of relume1
C17: from Late Latin relūmināre , from Latin re- + illūmināre to illumine
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Example Sentences
What is so pleasant as these jets of affection which relume a young world for me again?
From Project Gutenberg
By her it easily may be perceiv'd, How long in women lasts the flame of love, If sight and touch do not relume it oft.
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No fire that can be kindled upon the altar of speech can relume the radiant spark that perished yesterday.
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