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
- 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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