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Vinony

rekindle

verb

  1. to restart fire; to start again (as with a fire)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English kindle English rekindle From re- + kindle.

  1. Synonym of reflash.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English kindle English rekindle From re- + kindle.

  1. To kindle again.
  2. To be kindled or ignited again.
  3. To revive.

    “After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket.”

    “It was rekindled this summer when going through the all-time football scores for St. Mary’s of Stockton and Oakdale (two of the top programs in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section) and I discovered that both of them can still count their worst losses as being to Stockton High at 78-0 and 90-0, respectively.”