relume

[ ri-loom ]

/ rɪˈlum /

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verb (used with object), re·lumed, re·lum·ing.

to light or illuminate again; relumine.

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Origin of relume

1595–1605; re- + (il)lume; compare French rallumer,Late Latin relūmināre.See relumine

Words nearby relume

reluctance, reluctant, reluctantly, reluctate, reluctivity, relume, relumine, rely, rem, remain, remainder

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How to use relume in a sentence

What is so pleasant as these jets of affection which relume a young world for me again?
Essays|Ralph Waldo Emerson
By her it easily may be perceiv'd, How long in women lasts the flame of love, If sight and touch do not relume it oft.
The Vision of Purgatory, Complete|Dante Alighieri
No fire that can be kindled upon the altar of speech can relume the radiant spark that perished yesterday.
Standard Selections|Various

British Dictionary definitions for relume

relume

relumine (rɪˈluːmɪn)

/ (rɪˈluːm) /

verb

(tr) archaic to light or brighten again; rekindle

Word Origin for relume

C17: from Late Latin relūmināre, from Latin re- + illūmināre to illumine

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