reillume means to relight; to reilluminate. It carries an Arena rating of 1551, earned across 9 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, reillume ranks #1,669 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #4,076 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #4,327 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #5,536 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
Why “reillume” is a great word
To restore light or brightness to something that has dimmed or gone dark. From the prefix re- (meaning "again") + illume (an archaic or poetic verb meaning "to light" or "to illuminate"), itself from Latin illuminare. First attested in 1752 in the writing of M. Browne. Unlike "rekindle," which revives a fire or a feeling, or the utilitarian "reilluminate," "reillume" is an act of delicate, conscious restoration. It is the struck match returning a soft glow to a cold lantern, the first slant of dawn re-coloring the gray contours of a valley, or the slow return of clarity to a mind long clouded by grief—a quiet affirmation that light, once known, can always find its way back.
Etymology
From re- + illume.
verb
- To relight; to reilluminate.e.g.“Thou must reillume its spark.” — 1835, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay:
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