reignites
Lights up again
Reignites means to ignite again—to restart a fire, flame, or combustion that had gone out.
More often figurative: controversies, debates, romances, and rivalries can all be reignited after a period of dormancy.
The documentary reignited interest in the case.
Their chance meeting reignited old feelings.
Ignites something anew
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- catches fireStarts to burn
- combustsCatches fire rapidly
- flamesVisible burning combustion
burns · kindles · torches · flares up · smolders · blazes · pilot light · furnace
Restores vigor or consciousness
- renewsMakes valid again
- reawakensBecomes alert again
- reinvigoratesMakes lively again
- stimulatesPrompts into action
engages · captivates · draws attention · fascinates · intrigues · motivates · inspires · encourages
relights
Ignites something anew
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- catches fireStarts to burn
- combustsCatches fire rapidly
flames · burns · kindles · torches · flares up · smolders · blazes · pilot light · furnace · engine
revives
Restores vigor or consciousness
- renewsMakes valid again
- reawakensBecomes alert again
- reinvigoratesMakes lively again
stimulates · engages · captivates · draws attention · fascinates · intrigues · motivates · inspires · encourages · prompts
rekindles
Ignites again after fading
awakens · restores · inflames · stirs · arouses · enlivens · reinvigorates · fires up · resurges · intensifies
resumes
Job applicants' summaries
provokes · flares · erupts · hostilities · feud · rivalry · dispute · war · battle · fighting
reignitesextinguishes
Causes to stop burning
puts out · douses · smothers · quenches · suffocates
reignitesextinguishes
Causes to stop burning
kills · quashes · quells · suppresses · stifles