See enkindle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To cause to burn or undergo combustion:
fire, ignite, kindle, light1. (Slang) torch. Idioms: set afire (or on fire), set fire to. See hot, startTo arouse the emotions of; make ardent:
animate, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir1. See excite
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