reignite

verb

re·​ig·​nite (ˌ)rē-ig-ˈnīt 

reignited; reigniting

1

transitive + intransitive : to begin or cause (something) to begin to burn again

The strong winds reignited the embers.

The fire reignited.

2

transitive : to give new life or energy to (something)

The success of the movie reignited her career.

The economic crisis has reignited debate on the regulation of banks.

3

intransitive : to reoccur suddenly

The war never really ended. It … seemed to reignite every two years or so.

—Jeffrey Bartholet

reignition

(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈni-shən 

noun

plural reignitions

measures to prevent the reignition of the fire

Crews will continue to patrol the affected areas today to keep an eye out for reignitions.

—Ryan Pfeil

Examples of reignite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But his latest post reignited attention on the outspoken coach. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026

As a catalyst, the analyst pointed to a corporate restructuring, which should provide upside to current margins and reignite growth across the business. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026

Procter & Gamble is cutting 7,000 of jobs worldwide to help pay for innovative new products that the company hopes will reignite growth. —Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026

Another round of tariffs, coupled with European retaliation, could reignite fears of a US slowdown, while denting Europe’s GDP, Goldman Sachs analysts said. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reignite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite