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to reignite passion

to reignite passion

6.0
To make someone feel excited or interested again
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt ˈpæʃən/
translation icon : reavivar la pasión
  • We need to reignite passion in our team!

Examples

  • The coach organized new activities to reignite passion among the players.

  • After years of routine, they took a trip to reignite passion in their relationship.

  • Reading her old journals helped her reignite passion for writing.

  • Can you help me reignite passion for my art?

  • Listening to their favorite band live helped them reignite passion for music.

  • After a few months apart, their long talks began to reignite passion in their relationship.

  • A shared trip to the mountains helped reignite passion for their old hobbies.

Synonyms

to restore
vsto reignite passion
234 3.8

Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again

is specific to restoring strong emotional interest rather than a general condition
to revive
vsto reignite passion
104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

focuses specifically on strong interest enthusiasm or affection rather than general revival
to renew
vsto reignite passion
94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

usually means beginning again generally rather than reviving strong affection
to ignite
vsto reignite passion
47 4.4

To cause strong feelings in someone

is about making feelings appear for the first time rather than reviving faded affection
to revitalize
vsto reignite passion
  • US
45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

aims at restoring strong personal enthusiasm and affection rather than general health
to resurrect
vsto reignite passion
42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

is about reviving strong emotional interest rather than returning forgotten practices
to rekindle
vsto reignite passion
33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

focuses on restoring strong interest or affection rather than general hope or interest
to reinvigorate
vsto reignite passion
19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

applies specifically to strong emotional interest rather than general vigor
to reignite
vsto reignite passion
15 4.6

To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped

is used for restarting things in general instead of focusing on strong affection
to reawaken
vsto reignite passion
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

focuses on reviving strong affection and enthusiasm rather than simple awareness
to reenergize
vsto reignite passion
  • US
3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

focuses on restoring deep affectionate enthusiasm rather than general energy
to revivify
vsto reignite passion
  • Formal
1 8.5

To give new life and energy to people or things

focuses on reviving specific strong affection rather than general life or vigor
to ignite passion
vsto reignite passion
1 5.0

Make someone feel very excited and interested in something

refers to restarting something that had diminished rather than starting it fresh
to enkindle
vsto reignite passion
  • Archaic
1 9.2

To make someone feel a strong emotion

tends to mean revival of prior affection rather than initial arousal
to relight
vsto reignite passion
5.1

Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back

focuses on restoring strong interest enthusiasm or affection rather than any memory
to reinstill
vsto reignite passion
  • US
5.9

Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people

focuses on reviving strong affection and enthusiasm rather than restoring ideas
to reinfuse
vsto reignite passion
6.5

To make people or things feel more energetic again

aims at reviving strong personal affection and enthusiasm rather than adding general energy
to reinspire
vsto reignite passion
5.6

To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things

targets strong affectionate enthusiasm rather than only inspiration or motivation
to jump-start motivation
vsto reignite passion
6.5

To make someone feel eager and ready to work again

concerns steady revival of deep affection rather than quickly starting motivation
to reawake
vsto reignite passion
6.1

Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again

is about restoring strong interest or affection rather than simply waking something
to recultivate
vsto reignite passion
7.4

Bring back a skill, friendship, or craft by working at it

involves deliberate long term effort rather than a quick revival of affection
to relume
vsto reignite passion
9.9

To make a person or thing feel hopeful and full of energy again

focuses on reviving strong interest or affection rather than restoring brightness or hope

Antonyms

to squash enthusiasm
6.5

To stop someone from feeling excited

How Strong

to reignite passion
6.0
to remind
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

reignite passion infinitive
reignited passion past
reignited passion past participle
reigniting passion present participle
reignites passion third person singular

Morphology

reignite + passion

The phrase is directly compositional: 'reignite' means to revive or start again and 'passion' means strong interest or enthusiasm, so their combination literally yields 'revive strong interest/enthusiasm.' This verb + noun pattern (revive + feeling) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Reignite passion comes from the simple image of a dying fire: to reignite is to light the fire again and passion is like a warm, strong flame, so putting a spark back makes it burn. So, the phrase means 'to bring back strong interest, energy, or love'.