Meaning of spark up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To rekindle.
   transitive
2. To make more exotic or fun.
   transitive
3. To light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc.
   intransitive
4. To initiate (a conversation, debate etc.).
   transitive
5. To provide electrification.
   informal

Examples

“Again, to go back to the history of British Railways, there were moves to introduce⟳ electrification more widely when the West Coast Main Line was sparked up in the 1960s, but this was rejected by dyed-in-the-wool old regional railway managers who did not like⟳ the hassle of putting up the wires.”

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