refire

verb

re·​fire (ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)r 

refired; refiring

1

transitive : to fire (something or someone) again: such as

a

: to apply heat to (something, such as pottery) again as part of a manufacturing process

… emulated the reflectivity of metalwork by applying metal oxides to white-glazed vessels that were then refired.

—Roberta Smith

b

: to dismiss (someone) from a position again

unfortunately had to refire him after only one month

c

: to discharge (something, such as a firearm) again

refired the gun after reloading

2

transitive + intransitive : to resume or cause (something) to resume operation : restart

Petty's engine stalled and wouldn't refire, and his crew pushed him across, drawing a one-lap penalty …

—John Green

… he pledged to help refire the country's economic engine

—NJ.com

Examples of refire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is a lot of passion associated with Maserati, and the new QP may refire those passions. —K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 4 Apr. 2023

But the one song Pippa needs to refire Jane’s career remains elusive, and now Jonesy, the Mark Ronson-meets-Dr. Luke Svengali who wrote Jane’s hit, reemerges with the promise of a comeback at a big arena gig of the kind that the Bangles themselves might have played in 1986. —Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023

But after Will Power came to a stop in pitlane, his car failed to refire. —Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for refire

• briar
• brier
• buyer
• choir
• crier
• cryer
• drier
• dryer
• eyer
• flier
• flyer
• friar