| Pronunciation: | | en'kindl
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| Matching Terms: | | enkindled
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- [v] call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- [v] cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
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| | Synonyms: | | arouse, conflagrate, elicit, evoke, fire, inflame, kindle, kindle, provoke, raise |
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| | See Also: | | anger, ask for, bruise, create, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, draw, excite, fire up, heat, hurt, ignite, ignite, infatuate, inflame, injure, interest, invite, light, make, offend, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, prick, rekindle, rekindle, shake, shake up, shame, spite, stimulate, stir, stir up, sweep over, untune, upset, wake, whelm, wound |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*kin"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enkindled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Enkindling}.]
1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. --Shak.
2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.
To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. --Talfourd.
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