reignite

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ ignite.

Verb

reignite (third-person singular simple present reignites, present participle reigniting, simple past and past participle reignited)

  1. To ignite again.
    • 1979 December 15, John Kyper, “Fire Guts 'Rush' Warehouse”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 21, page 3:
      Firefighters remained at the scene all day to prevent the smoldering remains from re-igniting.
  2. (figuratively) To start again, especially animosity or argument.
    • 2017 August 25, Amy Sawitta Lefevre & Panarat Thepgumpanat, “Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict”, in Reuters‎[1]:
      The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition.
    • 2025 January 22, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Priscilla Alvarez, “Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump”, in CNN‎[2]:
      The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime.

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