rekindle
Verb

rekindle (rekindles, present participle rekindling; past and past participle rekindled)

  1. (transitive) To kindle again.
  2. (intransitive) To be kindled or ignited again.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To revive.
    After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket.
Translations Translations
  • French: raviver
  • German: wiederentfachen



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