Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relume

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-lume
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively).

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To make clear or bright again.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Aratus, who a while relum'd the Soul / Of fondly lingering Liberty in Greece […] ."
"Then I bethought me of the glorious doom / Of those who sternly struggle to relume / The lamp of Hope o’er man's bewildered lot; […]"
"For a time, I thought that, by watching a complying moment, fostering the still warm ashes, I might relume in her the flame of love."
"[H]e opened his eyes again; the spreading film retired, and love relumed them—he gave a look—it was never forgotten."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English (il)lume English relume From re- + (il)lume.

Usage

Inflected Forms

relumes (present, singular) reluming (participle, present) relumed (participle, past) relumed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

illuminate luminous

Questions

What does relume mean?: To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively).
Where does relume come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English (il)lume English relume From re- + (il)lume.

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