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

See Examples For:

reignite

The place would reignite, however, with the trio of Chargers turnovers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Hopefully we can bring a little 'je ne sais quoi' and reignite the interest in drag," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Any weakness could reignite worries about a softening labor market, which could trigger a rally in long-dated bond yields.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Subsequent CEOs weren’t able to reignite the magic—until now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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

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