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

The company’s guidance assumes that the war won’t fully reignite in the second half of the year, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

It generates some of the highest average unit volumes in the industry and management is investing heavily in its menu, loyalty programs, and marketing to reignite traffic growth.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Seven minutes later, the massive rocket booster that blasted the craft towards space starts falling back to Earth – until its engines reignite as planned.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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