relume

relume
/ri loohm"/, v.t., relumed, reluming.
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
[1595-1605; RE- + (IL)LUME; cf. F rallumer, LL reluminare. See RELUMINE]

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  • Relume — Re*lume (r? l?m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relumed} ( l?md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reluming}.] [OF. relumer (cf. F. rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re re + luminare to light. Cf. {Reillume}.] To rekindle; to light again. [1913 Webster] Relumed her… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relume — index burn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • relume — [relo͞o′mən] vt. relumined, relumining [rē lo͞om′] vt. relumed, reluming [ RE + (IL)LUME] Archaic 1. to light again; rekindle 2. to light up again; illuminate or shine on again: Also relumine …   English World dictionary

  • relume — rə̇ˈlüm, rēˈ also rə̇lˈyüm or rēl transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: irregular from Late Latin reluminare : to light or light up again : reillumine, rekindle jets of affection which relume a young world for me R.W.Emerson then sha …   Useful english dictionary

  • relume — transitive verb (relumed; reluming) Etymology: irregular from Late Latin reluminare, from Latin re + luminare to light up more at illuminate Date: 1604 archaic to light or light up again ; rekindle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • relume — verb To rekindle; to light …   Wiktionary

  • relume — v. a. Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relight, light again, light anew …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • relume — re·lume …   English syllables

  • relume — re•lume [[t]rɪˈlum[/t]] v. t. lumed, lum•ing to light or illuminate again • Etymology: 1595–1605; re + (il ) lume; LL relūmināre. See relumine …   From formal English to slang

  • relume — /rəˈlum/ (say ruh loohm) verb (t) (relumed, reluming) to light or illuminate again. {Late Latin relūmināre. See re , illumine} …  

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