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

Markets have found their footing for now, but Micron earnings and inflation data still have the potential to reignite investors’ lurking fears.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Jitesh Ubrani, IDC’s research manager for worldwide device trackers, attributes that outlook to high prices and the absence of major functionality breakthroughs that could reignite growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He also appears to reignite his bitter feud with Kendrick Lamar, something which music journalist Mary Mandefield says is no surprise.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But “Exit the King” isn’t easy to reignite.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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