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Relume

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively). archaic, transitive

    "Aratus, who a while relum'd the Soul / Of fondly lingering Liberty in Greece […] ."

  2. 2
    To make clear or bright again. archaic, transitive

    "[H]e opened his eyes again; the spreading film retired, and love relumed them—he gave a look—it was never forgotten."

Etymology

From re- + (il)lume.

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