reillume

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verb

To relight; to reilluminate.

“November 5 1910, J. K. Bangs, "Hallow'en", Harpers's Weeklyhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Book_of_Halloween/Four_Poems Tis night for revel, set apart To reillume the darkened heart,”

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Meanings

verbreillume (third-person singular simple present reillumes, present participle reilluming, simple past and past participle reillumed)

present singular third person reillumes · participle present reilluming · participle past reillumed · past reillumed

  1. alsoarchaicfigurativelypoeticTo relight; to reilluminate.

    1712, Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Mother and Son" The vital fire seemed reillumed within By this sweet unexpected welcoming

    2 more examples

    Thou must reillume its spark.

    1835, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay

    November 5 1910, J. K. Bangs, "Hallow'en", Harpers's Weeklyhttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Book_of_Halloween/Four_Poems Tis night for revel, set apart To reillume the darkened heart,

Origin

From re- + illume.

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APA

reillume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reillume

MLA

“reillume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reillume. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reillume,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reillume.

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