Enkindle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To set afire; light.
  • v. To incite; arouse.
  • v. To make luminous and glowing.
  • verb-intransitive. To catch fire.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle.
  • v. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To kindle; set on fire; inflame.
  • Hence To excite; rouse into action; inflame: as, to enkindle the passions; to enkindle zeal; to enkindle war or discord, or the flames of war.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to start burning
  • v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    • Verb Form
    enkindled    enkindles    enkindling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    excite    incite   
     
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