re ‧ kin ‧ dle /riːˈkɪndl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to make someone have a particular feeling, thought etc again SYN reawaken :
The trial has rekindled painful memories of the war.
re ‧ kin ‧ dle /riːˈkɪndl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to make someone have a particular feeling, thought etc again SYN reawaken :
The trial has rekindled painful memories of the war.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012