reigniteverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriː.ɪɡˈnaɪt/us/ˌriː.ɪɡˈnaɪt/to make something such as a disagreement or worry that was disappearing grow stronger:
The recent food-poisoning scare has reignited debate/concern/controversy over farming methods.
There are fears that rising wages will reignite inflation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- concentrate
- concentrated
- dial
- fortify
- fuel
- gel
- harden
- jell
- power (sth) up
- reinvigorate
- take hold idiom
- that'll put hairs on your chest! idiom
- tighten
- tighten sth up
- toughen
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