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reigniting

[/riːˈɪɡnaɪtɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle)
reignição; reacensão
1. Lighting or setting fire to something again
The firefighters were reigniting the controlled burn.
Os bombeiros estavam reacendendo o fogo controlado.
2. Reviving or rekindling something that had diminished or ended, such as interest, passion, or conflict
Their trip reignited their love for travel.
A viagem deles reavivou seu amor pelas viagens.
3. Causing something to become active or intense again
The scandal is reigniting the debate about political reform.
O escândalo está reavivando o debate sobre reforma política.
Synonyms
rekindlingrevivingrelightingrestartingreactivatingresuming
Antonyms
extinguishingquenchingsuppressingdampeningending

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reavivando; reacendendo
Most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
reavivando
Preferred in formal contexts
Portugal
reavivando; reacendendo
Both terms are used, though 'reavivando' is more common in figurative sense

Related Idioms & Phrases

reigniting the flame
reigniting old passions
reigniting the fire within
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