relight

verb

re·​light (ˌ)rē-ˈlīt How to pronounce relight (audio)
relit (ˌ)rē-ˈlit How to pronounce relight (audio) or relighted; relighting

transitive + intransitive

: to light (something) again
relit the cigarette/candle
a furnace that would not relight

Examples of relight in a Sentence

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The first phase of the project will relight Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Grant Street and Ridge Road. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 At the 37-minute mark, the spacecraft is expected to relight one of its six Raptor engines in a relight demonstration similar to one performed on Flight 6. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2025 When the pilot light will not relight after several attempts, the problem may be due to faulty or damaged components. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024 Never try to relight or pick up a firework that did not ignite fully. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024 In the moment, the correct response would have been to relight the candle, let the right kid blow it out and keep the party moving. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 Commentary: How dancing through rain and mud helped relight the lost fire of Burning Man There were many successes — like the extravagant aerialists and fire dances who enlivened our dance floor. Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024 The second stage, though, failed to relight its Merlin vacuum engine to put the 20 Starlink satellites into the intended orbit. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024 People should also never try to relight or handle malfunctioning fireworks, CPSC warned. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relight was in 1662

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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relight. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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