relight

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌriːˈlaɪt/ UK /ˌriːˈlaɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #71993

Meanings

1

verb
to light or kindle something again

She used a match to relight the candle.
2

verb
to illuminate something again

The crew worked to relight the stage after the outage.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to light or kindle... rekindlelight again

2 verb · to illuminate something again illuminate again

Opposites

extinguish darken

Word family

Forms relighted

Derived forms relightablerelighter

Etymology

From re- + light.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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