Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rekindle

/ɹikˈɪndəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: rekin-dle
IPA: /ɹikˈɪndəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kindle again.

Transitive verb

verb

To be kindled or ignited again.

Intransitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

noun

Synonym of reflash.

Example Sentences

"After being abroad for a decade, when he came back he rekindled his obsession with cricket."
"It was rekindled this summer when going through the all-time football scores for St. Mary’s of Stockton and Oakdale (two of the top programs in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section) and I discovered that both of them can still count their worst losses as being to Stockton High at 78-0 and 90-0, respectively."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English kindle English rekindle From re- + kindle.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rekindles (present, singular) rekindling (participle, present) rekindled (participle, past) rekindled (past) rekindles (plural)

Derived Forms

rekindler

Synonyms

reflash

Rhymes With

kindle spindle swindle dwindle tyndall tindall brindle lindell swindell tindal windle hindle

Questions

How do you pronounce rekindle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹikˈɪndəl/.
What does rekindle mean?: To kindle again.
Where does rekindle come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English kindle English rekindle From re- + kindle.

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