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reignite en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English ignite English reignite From re- + ignite.

Meanings

1. To ignite again.
   • Firefighters remained at the scene all day to prevent the smoldering remains from re-igniting. 1979 December 15, John Kyper, “Fire Guts 'Rush' Warehouse”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 21, page 3:
2. (figuratively) To start again, especially animosity or argument.
   • The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime. 2025 January 22, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Priscilla Alvarez, “Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2025:
   • The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition. 2017 August 25, Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Panarat Thepgumpanat, “Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 05 May 2018:

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