Reluming

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Restoring or renewing the brightness or glow of something, especially a light or luminescent surface
2. Making an object shine or glow again by reinstating its original illumination
3. To bring back the light-emitting quality or improve the brightness of a surface or device

Etymology: Reluming is formed from the prefix "re-" (again) and "luming," the old verb "lume," meaning to light up or give light. "Lume" comes from Old French "lumer," itself from Latin "luminare," to illuminate, which is ultimately from "lumen," light. English has had "lume" since the medieval period, and it survived mainly in poetry and older writing. Because "lume" is rare today, "reluming" reads as a fresh, deliberate coinage rather than a common everyday verb. Its sense is simply the reversal of dimming: restoring a light that had gone out or faded, whether in a lamp, a gemstone, or a sky at dusk.

Synonyms: re-lamping, refurbishing