reignite
verb /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/
/ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reignite | /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/ /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt/ |
| he / she / it reignites | /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪts/ /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪts/ |
| past simple reignited | /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ |
| past participle reignited | /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form reigniting | /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪtɪŋ/ /ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪtɪŋ/ |
- to start burning again; to make something start burning again
- The oven burners reignite automatically if blown out.
- reignite something You may need to reignite the pilot light.
- (figurative) Their passion was reignited by a romantic trip to Venice.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReignite is used with these nouns as the object:- debate