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light
To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
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  1. To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
  2. Electromagnetic energy of a wavelength just outside the range the human eye can detect, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light.
  3. In a light manner; lightly.
ignite
To cause to burn:
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  1. To cause to burn:
  2. To catch on fire; start burning
  3. To set fire to; cause to burn
arouse
To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited:
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  1. To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited:
  2. To become aroused
  3. To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up:
inspire
To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse:
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  1. To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse:
  2. To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
  3. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion:
animate
To give life to; fill with life:
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  1. To give life to; fill with life:
  2. To give motion to; put into action
  3. To make move so as to seem lifelike
enkindle
To set on fire; make blaze up
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  1. To set on fire; make blaze up
  2. To catch fire.
  3. To set afire; light.
fire
To become ignited; flame up:
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  1. To become ignited; flame up:
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:
ignite
To cause to burn:
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  1. To cause to burn:
  2. To set fire to:
  3. To catch on fire; start burning
light
To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
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  1. To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
  2. Electromagnetic energy of a wavelength just outside the range the human eye can detect, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light.
  3. In a light manner; lightly.
torch
To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
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  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
  2. (Informal) To set fire to, as in arson
animate
To stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
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  1. To stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
  2. To give life to; fill with life:
  3. To give motion to; put into action
enkindle
To set afire; light.
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  1. To set afire; light.
  2. To stir up; arouse; excite
  3. To catch fire.
fire
To become ignited; flame up:
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  1. To become ignited; flame up:
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:
impassion
To arouse the passions of.
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  1. To arouse the passions of.
  2. Make passionate, instill passion in
  3. To fill with passion; arouse emotionally
inspire
To have an animating effect upon; influence or impel; esp., to stimulate or impel to some creative or effective effort
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  1. To have an animating effect upon; influence or impel; esp., to stimulate or impel to some creative or effective effort
  2. To stimulate to action; motivate:
  3. To draw (air) into the lungs; inhale
stir
To stir or mix a liquid or mixture:
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  1. To stir or mix a liquid or mixture:
  2. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example), usually in circular motions, so as to mix or cool the contents:
  3. To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat.
arouse
To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited:
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  1. To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited:
  2. To stir, as to action or strong feeling
  3. To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up:
awake
To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
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  1. To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
  2. To become aware or cognizant:
  3. To rouse from inactivity; stir up
awaken
To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten:
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  1. To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten:
  2. To become aware of something:
  3. To awake; wake up; rouse
raise
To voice; utter:
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  1. To voice; utter:
  2. To bring about; provoke:
  3. To stir up; instigate:
rouse
To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up.
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  1. To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up.
  2. To cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack
  3. To give rise to; bring about:
stir
To move or pass (an implement) through a liquid in order to mix or cool the contents:
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  1. To move or pass (an implement) through a liquid in order to mix or cool the contents:
  2. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example), usually in circular motions, so as to mix or cool the contents:
  3. To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat.
waken
To urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite
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  1. To urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite
  2. To become aware:
  3. To become awake; come to one's senses after sleep or after a state like sleep
Find another word for kindle. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for kindle, like: burn, ignite, excite, light, ignite, set-on-fire, arouse, inspire, animate, enkindle and fire.

Sentence Examples

  • Kindle in all hearts the flame of virtue.

  • As a teacher he was able not only to impart knowledge, but to kindle enthusiasm.

  • " They kindle lights," he says, " as though to one who is in darkness.

  • The stormcloud had come upon them, and in every face the fire which Pierre had watched kindle burned up brightly.

  • There fresh proofs of his prowess only served to kindle against him the rancour of his enemies and the jealousy of the king.

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