to reignite
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5.6
- verb
- /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/
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reencender
- The author hopes to reignite interest in the classic novel through a new adaptation.
- reignite the fire
- reignite a flame
- reignite violence
Examples
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If you kicked them open, they would begin to smoke and potentially reignite.
Blog text (21) -
"A poorly extinguished fire is quickly reignited."
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But the embers were not dead; they needed the safety of a place free of wind and rain to reignite.
Fiction book (1996) -
The bag reignited and burned the house down.
Blog text (18) -
CAMERA PUSHES INTO the burner as the flames reignite and FILL THE FRAME.
Fiction book (2000) -
Damian Lillard was nothing special early but began to dominate after Batum had reignited the offense.
Blog text (16) -
As reported earlier today, it's thought that the relatively contained fire reignited with the explosion of a lunch wagon servicing firefighters at what was a designated staging area.
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Macedonia still needs constant watching, both for its own sake and because ethnic Albanian rebels there could reignite fires in nearby Kosovo, southern Serbia, or even Montenegro.
Academic text (2002) -
Jaguar is a founding member of the sports car segment with a rich sporting bloodline stretching over 75 years, and in the F-TYPE we've reignited that flame.
Blog text (17) -
He used a match to reignite the campfire after the rain put it out.
Synonyms
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5.1
Make a feeling or interest strong again
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4.8
To make something start burning
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4.1
Light something again after it goes out
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4.2
To make something start burning
To light something again after it goes out, for example a lamp or candle
To make something start to burn, like a fire or a strong feeling
To make old feelings or memories strong again
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Etymology
Reignite comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and ignite, which comes from Latin ignis meaning 'fire'. So it literally means to 'light a fire again', which is why we use it when flames or embers start burning once more.