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to refire

to refire

1 5.8
To heat or make something start again to change it
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈfaɪər/
translation icon : recalentar
  • After running out of fuel, the driver had to refire the engine to continue the race.

Examples

  • Ya dumb bastid!" He reloaded and refired.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • They need to be refired.

  • 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.

  • 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

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
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
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
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

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

22 6.5

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

Surface Forms

refire infinitive
refired past
refired past participle
refiring present participle
refires third person singular

Morphology

refire = fire (transparent) = re + fire

This sense is the regular iterative use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'fire'.

Etymology

Refire is made of re- 'again' plus fire, so it means 'to fire again'. It is used when you heat a pot again in a special oven for pottery or restart an engine to fix or finish it.