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单词 reillumine
释义

reilluminev.

Brit. /ˌriːɪˈl(j)uːmɪn/, U.S. /ˌriᵻˈlumən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, illumine v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + illumine v. Compare post-classical Latin reilluminare (11th cent.), and slightly later reillume v.
transitive. To light up or illuminate again. Also occasionally intransitive.
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the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)] > again
relight1662
reillumine1740
relume1760
1740 G. Langley Life 24 The cold and feeble Embraces of this antiquated Dame, serv'd only to allay and quench my lustful Ardour, which reillumin'd by the various and pleasing Objects of the Town, caused me to nauseate and abhor the false deluding Phantoms of Delight.
1753 J. Bowdoin Let. 12 Nov. in B. Franklin Papers (1962) V. 113 It..lessen'd till almost imperceptible, and then reillumin'd.
1772 tr. P. A. Guys Sentimental Journey through Greece III. xl. 143 The light of experience itself would soon be extinguished; in attempting to reillumine it, he would get but a faint transitory glimpse, and fall again into the darkness of doubt and uncertainty.
1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vii. 94 A smile of godlike malice reillumined [later edd. reillumed] His fading lineaments.
1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 145 A single glance at the varying landscape would in an instant revive and reillumine the extinguished spark of poetry.
1919 Polit. Sci. Q. 34 185 At no point in his journey does he reillumine the familiar landscape.
1982 J. Hooper in O. Davies Omni Bk. of Paranormal & Mind v. xxvi. 278 The !kia dance winds down as the sun's first pale rays reillumine the earth, and the people doze or talk softly on the damp ground.
2000 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Apr. 6 An Irish novelist of brilliant originality has written a fascinating screenplay, and a difficult and often overlooked corner of history is being re-illumined.

Derivatives

reiˈllumined adj.
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1815 Zeluca III. 44 The..solicitude of his re-illumined mind.
1992 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Nov. 12 Into the re-illumined sky flocks soar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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