Antonyms for rekindle


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


Definition of rekindle

Origin :
  • 1590s, from re- "back, again" + kindle (v.). Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Rekindled; rekindling.
  • verb light again
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps not, said the voice, but if her love should wane how would you rekindle it?
  • Extract from : « The Fifth String   » by John Philip Sousa
  • Through me, through me flow the streams of grace to recreate and rekindle.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • When they were stronger, he helped them to rekindle the fire.
  • Extract from : « Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children » by Mabel Powers
  • Then, to rise again it would only be necessary to rekindle the fire.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
  • A day or two after this however came news of which the effect was to rekindle it.
  • Extract from : « The Marriages » by Henry James
  • Arriving at the tent the boys proceeded to rekindle the fire.
  • Extract from : « The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon » by James Carson
  • "I have forgotten his name," she said, and looked as if nothing could rekindle her memory.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Motto » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
  • The mad fancies of the night before had died and memory could not rekindle them.
  • Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
  • This name was enough to rekindle the imagination of the Admiral.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery » by Justin Winsor
  • If the lights of the world were dimmed, who should rekindle their flame?
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians » by James Denney

Synonyms for rekindle

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