rekindle

[ree-kin-dl]

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verb (used with object), re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling.

to excite, stir up, or rouse anew: efforts to rekindle their romance; comments that rekindled her anger.
to cause to begin burning again; ignite again: Never use gasoline to rekindle a fire.

verb (used without object), re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling.

to begin to burn again; ignite again: She is worried about a fire rekindling.

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Examples from the Web for rekindling

Contemporary Examples

Just four days previously he had mentioned the possibility of rekindling our relationship.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex
Lizzie Crocker
November 28, 2014
As a result, the British clamored to explore the north, rekindling that long-held dream of finding a Northwest Passage.
The Volcano That Rewrote History
William O’Connor
May 5, 2014
What Ravid doesn't mention is one of Kerry's key accomplishments so far: the rekindling of the Arab Peace Initiative.
Israelis And Palestinians Blast Kerry For Peace Efforts
Ali Gharib
May 17, 2013
A common pursuit of old men is the rekindling of those days when life was yet to be conquered.
Vintage Summer Reads: Jeffrey Robinson’s Book Bag
Jeffrey Robinson
August 21, 2012

Historical Examples

This threat afforded the sultan a pretext for rekindling the war.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II)
Charles Bucke
Hugh woke chilled and stiff, to find Blaise rekindling the fire.
The Secret Cache
E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
The brute in him recognized the dormant passions of his grandfather, now rekindling.
Cursed
George Allan England
But in an instant a rekindling gleam of the embers, hardly quenched, shot over the singer's face.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865
Various
But I am not a cynic, and I hope for the rekindling of wood-fires, and a return of the beautiful home light from them.
Backlog Studies
Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for rekindling

rekindle

verb

to arouse or cause to be aroused againrekindle the romance in your relationship
to set alight or start to burn again

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Word Origin and History for rekindling

rekindle

v.

1590s, from re- "back, again" + kindle (v.). Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Rekindled; rekindling.

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Examples from the Web for rekindling

Contemporary Examples

Just four days previously he had mentioned the possibility of rekindling our relationship.

As a result, the British clamored to explore the north, rekindling that long-held dream of finding a Northwest Passage.

What Ravid doesn't mention is one of Kerry's key accomplishments so far: the rekindling of the Arab Peace Initiative.

A common pursuit of old men is the rekindling of those days when life was yet to be conquered.

Historical Examples

This threat afforded the sultan a pretext for rekindling the war.

Hugh woke chilled and stiff, to find Blaise rekindling the fire.

The brute in him recognized the dormant passions of his grandfather, now rekindling.

But in an instant a rekindling gleam of the embers, hardly quenched, shot over the singer's face.

But I am not a cynic, and I hope for the rekindling of wood-fires, and a return of the beautiful home light from them.

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