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v., rekindled, rekindling.
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Universalium. 2010.
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Rekindle — Re*kin dle (r? k?n d l), v. t. & i. To kindle again. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rekindle — index renew (refurbish), resurrect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rekindle — 1590s, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + KINDLE (Cf. kindle). Related: Rekindled; rekindling … Etymology dictionary
rekindle — ► VERB 1) relight (a fire). 2) revive (something lapsed or lost) … English terms dictionary
rekindle — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
rekindle — UK [ˌriːˈkɪnd(ə)l] / US [ˌrɪˈkɪnd(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms rekindle : present tense I/you/we/they rekindle he/she/it rekindles present participle rekindling past tense rekindled past participle rekindled 1) to make you start feeling or… … English dictionary
rekindle — verb Rekindle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debate, ↑flame, ↑friendship, ↑love, ↑memory, ↑passion … Collocations dictionary
rekindle — [[t]ri͟ːkɪ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] rekindles, rekindling, rekindled 1) VERB If something rekindles an interest, feeling, or thought that you used to have, it makes you think about it or feel it again. [V n] Ben Brantley s article on Sir Ian McKellen… … English dictionary
rekindle — verb (T) 1 to make someone have a particular feeling, thought etc again: a chance to rekindle an old friendship 2 to light a fire or flame again … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rekindle — verb a) To kindle once again. After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket. b) To revive … Wiktionary