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# rekindle

verb (rekindle, rekindles, rekindled, rekindling)

«rekindle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To rekindle a fire is to light it again or make it burn strongly again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#m1)
2. To rekindle a feeling, friendship or interest is to make it come back after it had faded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it is about old friendships and hopes coming back; in camping and safety it is about fires. A slightly literary word. Phrases: «rekindle a friendship», «rekindle interest», «rekindle hope».

### Examples

- He blew on the embers to rekindle the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#x1)
- The holiday rekindled their old friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#x2)
- The new teacher rekindled my love of reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#x3)
- Never try to rekindle a fire with petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#x4)
- Seeing the photos rekindled happy memories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#x5)
- The win rekindled hope that the team could still win the cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/#x6)

### Note

«Kindle» means to start a fire burning; re- = again. Mostly a written, literary word. Kindle is also the name of an e-reader, but that is a brand name.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rekindle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rekindle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rekindle.html) on Mova free.