Antonyms for re-kindled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-kin-dl
Phonetic Transcription : riˈkɪn dl


Definition of re-kindled

Origin :
  • 1590s, from re- "back, again" + kindle (v.). Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Rekindled; rekindling.
  • As in renovate : verb fix up, modernize
  • As in revive : verb start again; bring back to life
  • As in burn : verb be on fire; set on fire
  • As in rekindle : verb light again
  • As in reanimate : verb revive
  • As in reawaken : verb revive
  • As in resurrect : verb revive
  • As in revitalize : verb revive
  • As in revivify : verb revive
Example sentences :
  • He re-kindled the fire in the cookstove and made some coffee.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Christian teaching must be heard and the Christian conscience must be re-kindled.
  • Extract from : « Judges and Ruth » by Robert A. Watson
  • You must remember that they had left England before the spirit of patriotism had been re-kindled.
  • Extract from : « "Contemptible" » by "Casualty"
  • There was no dream of forgiveness, of purification, of re-kindled love; all these she placed sadly and gently into the dead past.
  • Extract from : « The Quest of the Silver Fleece » by W. E. B. Du Bois
  • The visit was paid, their acquaintance re-established, their interest in each other more than re-kindled.
  • Extract from : « Persuasion » by Jane Austen
  • Ben-Ha-Zelah, re-kindled the fires of his furnaces and again applied himself to explore the arcana of alchemy.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
  • Finally she produced and dried the papers over the stove, in which she had re-kindled a fire.
  • Extract from : « In the Shadow of the Hills » by George C. Shedd

Synonyms for re-kindled

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