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reˈlumine, v. rare.
[ad. late L. relūmināre: see re- and illumine.]
trans. = relume.
1784Cowper Task i. 442 His eye relumines its extinguished fires. 1801C. Smith Lett. Solit. Wand. I. 161 To relumine the obscured and almost extinguished honours of his family. a1835Hogg Tales & Sk. (1837) II. 23 ‘She has extinguished our light’... ‘We will try to get it relumined’. 1853Talfourd Castilian iii. ii, A lonely throne; whence she shall rise In majesty relumined!
Hence reˈlumined ppl. a.
a1743Savage Recov. Lady of Quality 40 Each beauty brightens with re-lumin'd fire. 1821Hood Departure of Summer iv, Time's relumined river. 1822Lamb Elia Ser. i. Praise Chimney Sweepers, The expired and not yet relumined kitchen-fires. |