Relit

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To ignite something once more after it has been extinguished
2. To cause a flame or light to burn again after going out
3. To rekindle a fire or light source that had previously stopped burning

Etymology: "Relit" is the past tense and past participle of "relight," which means to light again after it has gone out. The verb is built from the prefix "re-," meaning again, attached to "light." That word traces back through Middle English "lighten" to Old English "līehtan," and its deeper roots reach into the Proto-Germanic "leuhtaz," which is related to the idea of brightness and illumination. So "relit" carries that same brightness, simply repeated: something that was lit once and has been brought back into light.

Synonyms: reignited, rekindled

Antonyms: extinguished