rekindle
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re·kin·dle
(rē-kĭn′dl)tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles
1. To relight (a fire).
2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences.
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rekindle
(riːˈkɪndəl)vb
1. to arouse or cause to be aroused again: rekindle the romance in your relationship.
2. to set alight or start to burn again
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rekindle
Past participle: rekindled
Gerund: rekindling
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Verb | 1. | rekindle - kindle anew, as of a fire conflagrate, enkindle, kindle, inflame - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" |
2. | rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" |
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rekindle
verb reawaken, stimulate, revive, arouse, stir up, revivify, re-activate Her interest was rekindled.
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rekindle
verbTo rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence:
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rekindle
[ˈriːˈkɪndl] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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rekindle
vt (lit) fire, flame → wieder anzünden; (fig) passions, love → wieder entzünden or entflammen; tensions, enmities → wieder aufflammen lassen; hope, interest → wiedererwecken; debate → wieder entfachen; affair → wieder aufleben lassen
vi (lit) → wieder aufflackern; (fig, passion, love also) → wieder entflammen; (tensions, enmities) → wieder aufflammen; (hope, interest) → wieder erwachen
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