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rekindle

[ ree-kin-dl ]

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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.

rekindled, rekindling.

rekindle

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

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Six months after becoming parents, the pair rekindled their romance.

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If the batteries aren’t handled properly, fires can rekindle “days, weeks, months” later, he said.

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Ward-Hibbert had not played any basketball for a few years, but while at university, his love was rekindled.

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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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