reignite

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ ignite.

Verb

reignite (third-person singular simple present reignites, present participle reigniting, simple past and past participle reignited)

  1. to ignite again
    • 1979 December 15, John Kyper, “Fire Guts 'Rush' Warehouse”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 21, page 3:
      Firefighters remained at the scene all day to prevent the smoldering remains from re-igniting.
  2. (figuratively) to start again, especially animosity or argument

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