to rekindle
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5.1
- verb
- /rɪˈkɪndl/
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reavivar
- After many years apart, they met again to rekindle the love that once brought them together.
- rekindle interest
- rekindle a relationship
- rekindle feelings
George's and it sort of rekindled my hunger for football.
- George's and it sort of rekindled my hunger for football.
- And I know it's hard, but we have to always rekindle it and look for ways to keep that spark.
- And this has rekindled my enthusiasm, amplified my enthusiasm for the new year.
- I tried to rekindle our relationship and I really wanted him to, even if.
- Suddenly the idea of a scientific method was rekindled in the mind of the people of the Renaissance.
- So I wanted to see if there was a love there that hadn't been nurtured that could be rekindled.
- I think there's an awful lot of people who want to see that public relationship between you and him rekindled.
- Oh, and we tried to create this new storyline where they're rekindling it now.
Examples
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A recent article (Kohn, 2006) rekindled interest in a paper begun years earlier but never completed.
Academic text (2008) -
And this has rekindled my enthusiasm, amplified my enthusiasm for the new year.
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I tried to rekindle our relationship and I really wanted him to, even if.
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I hope that the installation of this fantastic new image will rekindle interest in what he did and who he was.
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I believe she was looking to rekindle her passion for life.
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There is nothing like encouragement from a sister to rekindle enthusiasm and energy.
Fiction book (1992) -
And since Roger's been home, I think we've rekindled the love that we had when we first met.
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You have rekindled the long-dormant embers of purpose in our lives.
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Had she returned to London, I truly believe the romance between Hasnat Khan and the Princess would have been rekindled.
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Restorative environmental design can help rekindle our children's compromised and tattered connections with the natural world.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
234
3.8
Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again
104
4.2
Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten
94
3.7
Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity
50
2.8
Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired
45
4.8
To give new life and energy to something
42
6.8
Bring something back into use after it was forgotten
37
4.3
To bring back something that stopped or was lost
24
5.5
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
19
5.7
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
16
7.2
To bring back life and energy to a person or thing
15
4.6
To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped
10
5.1
To become awake or aware again
8
5.3
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
5
9.9
To bring something dead back to life
4
5.2
Give new strength and energy to someone
3
4.1
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
1
8.5
To give new life and energy to people or things
1
5.9
To start a process or system again after it stopped
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back
To make someone feel excited or interested again
Make something active again, for example the economy or your interest
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people
To make people or things feel more energetic again
To make something feel new and alive again
Bring back a skill, friendship, or craft by working at it
To make a person or thing feel hopeful and full of energy again
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Rekindled
44
7.3
94
3.7
33
5.1
104
4.2
131
3.7
154
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rekindle is formed from re- meaning 'again' and kindle meaning 'to light a fire', so imagine lighting a small flame one more time. That's why to rekindle something is to make it warm or active again, like a feeling, interest, or hope.