rekindle
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rekindle (third-person singular simple present rekindles, present participle rekindling, simple past and past participle rekindled)
- (transitive) To kindle again.
- (intransitive) To be kindled or ignited again.
- (transitive, figurative) To revive.
- After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket.
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To kindle once again
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To revive
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