Past tense of rekindle; to light a fire again, or to spark an emotion or relationship that had faded.
From 're-' (again) + 'kindle' (to start a fire or emotion), creating a word meaning to reignite what was extinguished; emerged in English by the 1500s.
Divorced couples who remarry are 'rekindling'—linguistically and scientifically, the second relationship burns differently, which is why some psychologists say old flames rarely reignite the same way.
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