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to relight

to relight

5.1
Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back
  • verb
  • /rɪˈlaɪt/
translation icon : reavivar
  • He shared old photographs to relight the memories of their great adventures together.

And so I feel honored to kind of relight that spark for people and help them get back to what's possible and, and get back to their dream.

Examples

  • The teacher tried to relight the students' passion for learning by introducing exciting new topics.

  • Hiking in the mountains helped relight her love for nature after years of city living.

  • And so I feel honored to kind of relight that spark for people and help them get back to what's possible and, and get back to their dream.

  • And so I feel honored to kind of relight that spark for people and help them get back to what's possible and, and get back to their dream.

  • Often, when Jazz was left to close the studio at the end of a long day, she'd relight the detail shots she'd taken during the day, experimenting with ways to do it better than Mel, but she never found a method that made a slice of onion more vividly onionesque than he had.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

to bring back
vsto relight
143 3.0

Make someone remember something from the past

focuses on feelings or memories becoming active rather than simple remembering
to revive
vsto relight
104 4.2

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

focuses more narrowly on feelings, interest, or memory regaining strength
to renew
vsto relight
94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

is used mainly for feelings or memories becoming active after a pause or fade
to refresh
vsto relight
50 2.8

Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired

is about feelings or memories returning to activity rather than physical freshness
to revitalize
vsto relight
  • US
45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

relates to feelings or memories becoming active and strong rather than general renewal
to resurrect
vsto relight
42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

applies to feelings or memories becoming active rather than restored to practice
to rekindle
vsto relight
33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

is specifically about feelings, interest, or memory returning after fading
to rejuvenate
vsto relight
24 5.5

Make a person or thing look and feel younger

relates to feelings or memories regaining activity rather than youthful change
to bring back memories
vsto relight
21 3.5

To make someone remember the past, for example a song or photo

applies more to active feelings or interest returning than to simple recall
to reinvigorate
vsto relight
19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

focuses specifically on feelings or memories regaining activity and strength
to reignite
vsto relight
15 4.6

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

focuses on feelings or memories becoming active and strong after fading
to reawaken
vsto relight
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

focuses on making feelings or memories active and strong after fading
to reenergize
vsto relight
  • US
3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

applies to feelings or memories becoming active and stronger after fading
to revivify
vsto relight
  • Formal
1 8.5

To give new life and energy to people or things

focuses on feelings, interest, or memory returning to activity and strength
to reignite passion
vsto relight
6.0

To make someone feel excited or interested again

applies more generally to feelings, interest, or memories beyond intense affection
to reawake
vsto relight
6.1

Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again

focuses on feelings or memories becoming active again after fading
to stir the embers
vsto relight
7.8

To make old feelings or memories strong again

applies more generally to feelings or interest regaining strength after fading
to reinstill
vsto relight
  • US
5.9

Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people

means making feelings active or strong again rather than gently reintroduced
to reinfuse
vsto relight
6.5

To make people or things feel more energetic again

focuses on feelings or memories becoming active again rather than adding quality
to reinspire
vsto relight
5.6

To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things

covers general feelings or memories returning, not only renewed inspiration
to relume
vsto relight
9.9

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

is used mainly for feelings or memories becoming active again after fading
to reillume
vsto relight
  • Literature
9.9

To light something again, like a room or a feeling

is used for feelings or memories returning to activity rather than literal brightness
to refreshen
vsto relight
  • Archaic
4.3

To make something feel new and alive again

focuses on feelings or memories becoming active, not only on freshness
to restimulate
vsto relight
5.3

Make something active again, for example the economy or your interest

focuses specifically on feelings, interest, or memory becoming active again after fading
to rewarm
vsto relight
4.8

To use an idea or argument again to make it seem stronger

is about feelings or memories becoming active rather than repeating ideas
to restrengthen
vsto relight
6.6

To make someone or something able to work well again

is about making feelings active or emotionally strong again rather than physical strength

Antonyms

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

How Strong

to stir
131 3.7
to relight
5.1
to revive
104 4.2
to reawaken
10 5.1
to remind
1.0

Surface Forms

relight infinitive
relighting present participle
relights third person singular
relit past
relit past participle

Morphology

relight = light (semi-transparent) = re + light

The prefixation is clear, but this sense depends on a figurative extension from physical burning to renewed emotion, interest, or memory.

Etymology

Relight also uses re- ('again') and light ('shine' or 'spark'), so to relight a feeling is to 'spark it again' and make that interest or memory strong once more.