relight

verb

re·​light (ˌ)rē-ˈlīt How to pronounce relight (audio)
relit (ˌ)rē-ˈlit How to pronounce relight (audio) or relighted; relighting

transitive + intransitive

: to light (something) again
relit the cigarette/candle
a furnace that would not relight

Examples of relight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Commentary: How dancing through rain and mud helped relight the lost fire of Burning Man There were many successes — like the extravagant aerialists and fire dances who enlivened our dance floor. Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024 The second stage, though, failed to relight its Merlin vacuum engine to put the 20 Starlink satellites into the intended orbit. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024 People should also never try to relight or handle malfunctioning fireworks, CPSC warned. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024 The utility advised residents not to relight the pilot light themselves, saying employees will leave a callback number if someone isn’t home when workers visit. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2023 So Zion was either going to relight my fire or be my last big rock adventure for a while. Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 30 May 2020 Even without the Darksaber, Bo-Katan takes her place as the official ruler of Mandalore, guiding her people and helping to relight the Great Forge. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023 The rocket's upper stage was scheduled to coast for a period and then relight to circularize the orbit before deploying the satellites. John Antczak, ajc, 17 Jan. 2021 When there is a little bit of lull in the relationship, the spark that can always relight the fire is scamming. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relight was in 1662

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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relight. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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