REKINDLE Definition & Meaning

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rekindle

[ ree-kin-dl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

rekindled, rekindling.

to excite, stir up, or rouse anew:
efforts to rekindle their romance;
comments that rekindled her anger.
to cause to begin burning again; ignite again:
Never use gasoline to rekindle a fire.

verb (used without object)

rekindled, rekindling.

to begin to burn again; ignite again:
She is worried about a fire rekindling.

rekindle

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verb

to arouse or cause to be aroused again
rekindle the romance in your relationship
to set alight or start to burn again

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Origin of rekindle¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- ( def ) + kindle ¹( def )

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The goal of Carbon isn’t to map out a plan for saving the Earth, but to rekindle a sense of relationship with it.

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For some, lockdown was a time of baking banana bread, rekindling relationships with family and getting fit.

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Moving to sunny Los Angeles, where the fervor for the Dodgers is palpable wherever you go, rekindled Lund’s fondness for the sport.

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Meghan makes working on the show sound almost like a rekindling of their first romance, for her and Harry.

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In Miller’s case, this is where Snell has come in this spring — serving as part mentor, part sounding board in Miller’s efforts to rekindle his big-league career.

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