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单词 relume
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relume

[ ri-loom ]
/ rɪˈlum /

verb (used with object), re·lumed, re·lum·ing.

to light or illuminate again; relumine.

Origin of relume

1595–1605; re- + (il)lume; compare French rallumer,Late Latin relūmināre.See relumine

Words nearby relume

reluctance, reluctant, reluctantly, reluctate, reluctivity, relume, relumine, rely, rem, remain, remainder
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Example sentences from the Web for relume

  • No fire that can be kindled upon the altar of speech can relume the radiant spark that perished yesterday.

    Standard Selections|Various
  • By her it easily may be perceiv'd, How long in women lasts the flame of love, If sight and touch do not relume it oft.

    The Vision of Purgatory, Complete|Dante Alighieri
  • What is so pleasant as these jets of affection which relume a young world for me again?

    Essays|Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for relume

relume

relumine (rɪˈluːmɪn)

/ (rɪˈluːm) /

verb

(tr) archaic to light or brighten again; rekindle

Word Origin for relume

C17: from Late Latin relūmināre, from Latin re- + illūmināre to illumine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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