Meanings
present singular third person rekindles · participle present rekindling · participle past rekindled · past rekindled
- transitiveTo kindle again.
- intransitiveTo be kindled or ignited again.
- figurativelytransitiveTo revive.
After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket.
1 more example
It was rekindled this summer when going through the all-time football scores for St. Mary’s of Stockton and Oakdale (two of the top programs in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section) and I discovered that both of them can still count their worst losses as being to Stockton High at 78-0 and 90-0, respectively.
2015 October 1, Mark Tennis, “State’s Greatest Closed High Schools”, in Cal-Hi Sports
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of reflash.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishkindle
- Englishrekindle
Translations
Bulgarian пламвам отново, възраждам
- пламвам отново (plamvam otnovo)To kindle once again
- възраждам (văzraždam)To revive
Chinese Mandarin 重拾重新点燃
- 重拾重新点燃To kindle once again
Czech znovu rozdmýchat, znovu roznítit
- znovu rozdmýchatTo kindle once again
- znovu roznítitTo kindle once again
- znovu oživitTo revive
Finnish sytyttää uudestaan, saada uudelleen syttymään
- sytyttää uudestaanTo kindle once again
- saada uudelleen syttymäänTo kindle once again
French rallumer, raviver
- rallumerTo kindle once again
- raviverTo revive
German wiederentfachen, wiederentfachen
- wiederentfachenTo kindle once again
- wiederentfachenTo revive
Greek αναζωπυρώνω, αναζωπυρώνω
- αναζωπυρώνω (anazopyróno)To kindle once again
- αναζωπυρώνω (anazopyróno)To revive
Latin reconflō
- reconflōTo kindle once again
Māori tungutungu
- tungutunguTo kindle once again
Polish zapalać ponownie, zapalić ponownie
- zapalać ponownieTo kindle once again
- zapalić ponownieTo kindle once again
- ożywiaćTo revive
- ożywićTo revive
Portuguese reacender
- reacenderTo kindle once again
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
rekindle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rekindle
“rekindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rekindle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rekindle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rekindle.
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