relume

relume
\\rə̇ˈlüm, rēˈ- also rə̇lˈyüm or rēl-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: irregular from Late Latin reluminare
: to light or light up again : reillumine, rekindle

jets of affection which relume a young world for me — R.W.Emerson

then shall be no lamp relumed in heaven — Rupert Brooke


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  • Relume — Re*lume (r? l?m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relumed} ( l?md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reluming}.] [OF. relumer (cf. F. rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re re + luminare to light. Cf. {Reillume}.] To rekindle; to light again. [1913 Webster] Relumed her… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relume — index burn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • relume — [relo͞o′mən] vt. relumined, relumining [rē lo͞om′] vt. relumed, reluming [ RE + (IL)LUME] Archaic 1. to light again; rekindle 2. to light up again; illuminate or shine on again: Also relumine …   English World dictionary

  • relume — transitive verb (relumed; reluming) Etymology: irregular from Late Latin reluminare, from Latin re + luminare to light up more at illuminate Date: 1604 archaic to light or light up again ; rekindle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • relume — /ri loohm /, v.t., relumed, reluming. to light or illuminate again; relumine. [1595 1605; RE + (IL)LUME; cf. F rallumer, LL reluminare. See RELUMINE] * * * …   Universalium

  • relume — verb To rekindle; to light …   Wiktionary

  • relume — v. a. Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relight, light again, light anew …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • relume — re·lume …   English syllables

  • relume — re•lume [[t]rɪˈlum[/t]] v. t. lumed, lum•ing to light or illuminate again • Etymology: 1595–1605; re + (il ) lume; LL relūmināre. See relumine …   From formal English to slang

  • relume — /rəˈlum/ (say ruh loohm) verb (t) (relumed, reluming) to light or illuminate again. {Late Latin relūmināre. See re , illumine} …  

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