Synonyms of relight

relight

verb

as in to rekindle

Related Words

• rekindle
• reignite
• stoke
• lighten
• brighten
• illumine
• sear
• ash
• set off
• incinerate
• scald
• scathe
• illuminate
• bank
• bake
• irradiate
• cook
• radiate
• cremate
• kiln
• broil
• scorch
• immolate
• char
• deflagrate
• frizzle

Dissimilar Words

• extinguish
• quench
• put out
• choke
• smother
• douse
• dim
• dull
• stamp (out)
• snuff (out)
• suffocate
• darken
• obscure
• blacken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relight

For more than a year, the city of Kansas City had been working with the tenants of the Western Auto Lofts and its Homeowners’ Association to find a way to relight the sign prior to the start of World Cup festivities in Kansas City. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

However, the engines needed for the landing burn failed to relight properly, causing the booster to tumble and break apart after hitting the sea. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026

The company also hopes to relight one of the Starship’s Raptor engines while in space. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 May 2026

SpaceX also intends for the upper stage to relight one of its six Raptor engines while in space, a key demonstration of technology needed for a deorbit burn when the spacecraft someday returns to Earth from space. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026