to reignite
- verb
- /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/
- And the moment I saw Matt's work online, it reignited a spark inside me that I have not felt in so long.
- reignited interest
- reignite debate
They're trying to reignite the smartphone hype.
- They're trying to reignite the smartphone hype.
- I hate to interrupt the bonanza, but sometimes you got to get your brain reignited, recalibrated, really.
- I think that there's probably, I think all of us benefit from having lessons of compassion reignite our compassion.
- Now that's remarkable because there really is a, there's really scant evidence of reigniting inflation.
- And then that then either ushers in back the normal era of quantitative easing or we potentially reignite inflation by doing so.
- Our patriotism must be reignited for America and yes, our understanding that there's humanity on both sides.
- And the moment I saw Matt's work online, it reignited a spark inside me that I have not felt in so long.
- And he similarly said, but it might be reignited at any point.
- I should definitely be asleep, but this whole China is going to reignite inflation disaster is stressing me out.
- Just to kind of reignite this culture reading, there was a time when when the Arabic speaking world was actually, you know, very pluralistic.
Examples
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Looking around your site/blog has reignited the long-lost love I had for site designs and software development.
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And while we don't know where this will end, we do know it's definitely reignited a conversation about how society treats women's reproductive rights.
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I came here to reignite a revolution.
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Thank you for your music; you reignited my faith in the current music scene.
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I met four vibrant, intelligent women in my cell who reignited my hope for a better future.
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The health care debate was recently reignited by the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Affordable Care Act.
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They're trying to reignite the smartphone hype.
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Have you kind of found that circle where you're reinventing and reigniting your passion and your fire for photography?
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The Tony Blair government reignited interest in blasphemy prosecution in 2005 by introducing the "Incitement to Religious Hatred Act."
Academic text (2010) -
To improve their relationship, they decided to reignite the spark they once had.
Synonyms
To start an activity again after a pause
Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again
Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten
Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity
Start something again after it stops or is interrupted
To give new life and energy to something
Bring something back into use after it was forgotten
To make something work again after it stopped
To bring back something that stopped or was lost
Make a feeling or interest strong again
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
To make a stopped activity or project begin again with energy
To become awake or aware again
To start something again after it stops or after you change it
Bring something back to a better or original state
To start again a rule or practice that stopped
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
To begin again after a pause
To start a process or system again after it stopped
Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
Make something active again, for example the economy or your interest
Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
To make something feel new and alive again
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Etymology
Reignite comes from the parts re- 'again' and ignite (from Latin ignis 'fire'), so a helpful image is 'lighting a fire again'. That's why to reignite interest, passion, or a project means to make that feeling or activity start again.