reignite

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

ignite again
(figuratively) to start again, especially animosity or argument
- 2017 August 25, Aukkarapon Niyomyat & Panarat Thepgumpanat, "Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict", in reuters.com, Reuters:
  The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition.

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reignition

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tigerine