rekindle
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re·kin·dle
(rē-kĭn′dl)tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles
1. To relight (a fire).
2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences.
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rekindle
(riːˈkɪndəl)vb
1. to arouse or cause to be aroused again: rekindle the romance in your relationship.
2. to set alight or start to burn again
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rekindle
Past participle: rekindled
Gerund: rekindling
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| rekindle |
| Present |
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| I rekindle |
| you rekindle |
| he/she/it rekindles |
| we rekindle |
| you rekindle |
| they rekindle |
| Preterite |
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| I rekindled |
| you rekindled |
| he/she/it rekindled |
| we rekindled |
| you rekindled |
| they rekindled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am rekindling |
| you are rekindling |
| he/she/it is rekindling |
| we are rekindling |
| you are rekindling |
| they are rekindling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have rekindled |
| you have rekindled |
| he/she/it has rekindled |
| we have rekindled |
| you have rekindled |
| they have rekindled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was rekindling |
| you were rekindling |
| he/she/it was rekindling |
| we were rekindling |
| you were rekindling |
| they were rekindling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had rekindled |
| you had rekindled |
| he/she/it had rekindled |
| we had rekindled |
| you had rekindled |
| they had rekindled |
| Future |
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| I will rekindle |
| you will rekindle |
| he/she/it will rekindle |
| we will rekindle |
| you will rekindle |
| they will rekindle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have rekindled |
| you will have rekindled |
| he/she/it will have rekindled |
| we will have rekindled |
| you will have rekindled |
| they will have rekindled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be rekindling |
| you will be rekindling |
| he/she/it will be rekindling |
| we will be rekindling |
| you will be rekindling |
| they will be rekindling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been rekindling |
| you have been rekindling |
| he/she/it has been rekindling |
| we have been rekindling |
| you have been rekindling |
| they have been rekindling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been rekindling |
| you will have been rekindling |
| he/she/it will have been rekindling |
| we will have been rekindling |
| you will have been rekindling |
| they will have been rekindling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been rekindling |
| you had been rekindling |
| he/she/it had been rekindling |
| we had been rekindling |
| you had been rekindling |
| they had been rekindling |
| Conditional |
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| I would rekindle |
| you would rekindle |
| he/she/it would rekindle |
| we would rekindle |
| you would rekindle |
| they would rekindle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have rekindled |
| you would have rekindled |
| he/she/it would have rekindled |
| we would have rekindled |
| you would have rekindled |
| they would have rekindled |
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Verb 1. rekindle - kindle anew, as of a fire
conflagrate, enkindle, kindle, inflame - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
2. rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"
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rekindle
verb reawaken, stimulate, revive, arouse, stir up, revivify, re-activate Her interest was rekindled.
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rekindle
verbTo rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence:
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rekindle
[ˈriːˈkɪndl] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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rekindle
vt (lit) fire, flame → wieder anzünden ; (fig) passions, love → wieder entzünden or entflammen ; tensions, enmities → wieder aufflammen lassen ; hope, interest → wiedererwecken; debate → wieder entfachen ; affair → wieder aufleben lassen
vi (lit) → wieder aufflackern ; (fig, passion, love also) → wieder entflammen ; (tensions, enmities) → wieder aufflammen ; (hope, interest) → wieder erwachen
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