rekindle — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

abundant, dormant, old, simple

VERB + REKINDLE

decided, harvest, message, understanding, wanted, wants

REKINDLE + NOUN

friendship, relationship, romance

PREP.

in, with, within

Definitions

verb

1

To kindle again.

2

To be kindled or ignited again.

3

To revive.

After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket.

It was rekindled this summer when going through the all-time football scores for St. Mary’s of Stockton and Oakdale (two of the top programs in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section) and I discovered that both of them can still count their worst losses as being to Stockton High at 78-0 and 90-0, respectively.

noun

1

Synonym of reflash.

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Example Bank

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01

After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket.

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02

It was rekindled this summer when going through the all-time football scores for St. Mary’s of Stockton and Oakdale (two of the top programs in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section) and I discovered that both

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03

Sami wanted to rekindle his relationship with Layla.

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04

He returned to Algeria to rekindle his relationship with Skura.

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05

How can I rekindle romance in my marriage?

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06

Yanni and Skura decided to rekindle their old romance.

Tatoeba · #9796211

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rekindle is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.