relumine

/ɹiˈluːmɪn/

Etymology

See relume and illumine.

relumine means to light or illuminate again; to rekindle. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

relumine is pronounced /ɹiˈluːmɪn/.

Why “relumine” is a great word

RELUMINE — [Verb] To light or illuminate again; to rekindle. From the Latin prefix re- ("again") and the Late Latin verb reluminare, from Latin luminare ("to light up, illuminate"). Unlike "illumine," which denotes a singular act of lighting, or "extinguish," its conclusive end, "relumine" insists on a prior darkness and a deliberate return. It is the blue flicker of a pilot light coaxed back to life, the patient strike of a match in a lantern gone cold, or the hesitant dawn returning to a valley after a long eclipse—a small, stubborn testament to the persistence of light against the inevitable dark.

verb

To light or illuminate again; to rekindle.“I know not where is that promethian heate, That can thy light relumine”