to relume

Examples

• All

• The technician relumed the old lamp carefully.

• After the storm passed, the lighthouse relumed the dark coastline for passing ships.

• The poet described how hope relumed his heart after years of sadness.

• As the sun rose, it relumed the valley with golden light.

• The city workers will relume the streetlights after the power outage.

• As evening fell, the restaurant relumed its outdoor patio lights, creating a warm ambiance.

• After the maintenance was completed, they relumed the worn-out neon sign outside the diner.

Synonyms

R

to rekindle

vsto relume

33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

refers specifically to restoring light rather than reviving feelings or interest

R

to reignite

vsto relume

15 4.6

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

applies to bringing light back specifically rather than restarting actions or feelings

R

to relight

vsto relume

2 4.1

Light something again after it goes out

means the same but uses a more formal or literary tone

R

to reillume

vsto relume

• Literature

9.9

To light something again, like a room or a feeling

focuses on actual lighting rather than poetic expression

Antonyms

D

to darken

63 3.3

Make or become less bright, for example a room

E

to extinguish

23 4.4

Stop a fire, candle, or other light from burning

How Bright

to illuminate

52 4.1

to relume

9.9

to rekindle

33 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology