to refire

Examples

• All

• Ya dumb bastid!" He reloaded and refired.

  Fiction book (1996)

• They need to be refired.

  Don't Look Now (1973)

• Second E or second step to refire is engage.

• Second E or second step to refire is engage.

• It's about goddamn time you refired and made a promotion for somebody else.

  Backdraft (1991)

• Gurney, president of Maglev Inc. of Monroeville, Pa., said that as many as 5,000 tons of steel going into every mile of the 47-mile airport-downtown link could refire demand for the region's former top commodity.

  Academic text (2002)

• The artist decided to refire the pottery to enhance its color and strength.

• Before the experiment could continue, the technician had to refire the kiln to reach the correct temperature.

Synonyms

R

to rekindle

vsto refire

33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

applies mainly to heating or restarting objects to improve or correct function

R

to reignite

vsto refire

3 5.6

To make a fire or embers start burning again

serves to heat or restart equipment to improve or correct function

R

to relight

vsto refire

2 4.1

Light something again after it goes out

focuses on heating or restarting equipment to fix or improve its operation

R

to reinitiate

vsto refire

1 5.9

To start a process or system again after it stopped

applies to heating or restarting physical equipment rather than general processes

Antonyms

S

stop

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

D

to decommission

• Formal

22 6.5

To officially take a ship, factory, or machine out of use

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Etymology