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rekindle

re·kin·dle

rekindle

 
pronunciation:
ri kIn dl
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to start the burning of (something) again.
The fire had gone out in the stove, so we had to rekindle it.
definition 2: to start up again or reawaken.
Reading the article rekindled her fear that violence could break out again.They both hoped that the cruise would rekindle their romance.