relume en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English (il)lume English relume From re- + (il)lume.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively).
For a time, I thought that, by watching a complying moment, fostering the still warm ashes, I might relume in her the flame of love.
1826, [Mary Shelley], The Last Man. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:Then I bethought me of the glorious doom / Of those who sternly struggle to relume / The lamp of Hope o’er man's bewildered lot; […]
1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 222:Aratus, who a while relum'd the Soul / Of fondly lingering Liberty in Greece […] .
1730, James Thomson, The Seasons, ‘Autumn’
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(archaic, transitive) To make clear or bright again.
[H]e opened his eyes again; the spreading film retired, and love relumed them—he gave a look—it was never forgotten.
1788, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary: A Fiction:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reluming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| relumed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| relumed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| relumes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (1)
ru зажига́ть сно́ва (To rekindle; to light)