STUMPERS CXC

Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
September 4, 2016
Sandy Stevens
Presented by Will Shortz

Can you think of a one-syllable past tense verb that becomes a four-syllable past tense verb when the letters IT are inserted into it?

HINT:
Both words start with R and the first word is a homophone of a weather-related word.

Answer:

REIGNED - REIGNITED