reignite

British  

/ ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt /

verb

1. to catch fire or cause to catch fire again

   the burners reignited

2. to flare up or cause to flare up again

   to reignite the war

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Explanation

To reignite something is to light it on fire again. If you want to reignite your campfire after pouring a pail of water on it, you'll have to find some dry wood. You can literally reignite things like gas stoves, birthday candles, or sparklers if their flames have been extinguished. You can also figuratively reignite something by making it flare up in some way: "The release of the balloons at the end of the rally was sure to reignite the crowd's excitement." This word adds the "again" prefix re- to ignite, from the Latin root ignis, "fire."

Example Sentences

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reignite

U.S. stock-index futures declined on Sunday, as investors ponder the likelihood of a fresh interest-rate hike and as new fighting between the U.S. and Iran threatens to reignite the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Russell, who needs a good result to reignite his title challenge, is aware of this.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Bigger buybacks of longer-dated Treasurys came as a “shock” to the market and helped to reignite the dollar debasement trade, Coltman said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

It is an ideal fuel for buried embers, which can lie dormant until favourable conditions, such as wind and dry weather, allow them to reignite in broad daylight.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Eventually the sons would arrive at a new transitory order and reignite the sun, letting existence begin anew.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann