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Definition of "reignite" []

  • Ignite again (verb)
  • To start again, especially animosity or argument (verb)

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Use "reignite" in a sentence
  • "Meanwhile government and the real estate industry are trying to "reignite" the market -- hoping that starting another bubble will put off the reckoning."
  • "U.S. withdrawal from the 1972 ABM treaty, which has inhibited development of ballistic-missile defenses, caused the usual cries that this would "re-escalate" (Jimmy Carter) and "reignite" (Sen. John Kerry) the arms race."
  • "Why this would "reignite" any debate on proliferation is beyond me."