enkindle

enkindle
v
1. fire, ignite, torch, deflagrate, burn, kindle, burn up or down, set aflame or alight or on fire, set fire to, put to the torch, put or apply a match to, Obs. accend, Obs. flagrate.
2. incite, provoke, actuate, poke, prod, prick, goad, prompt, spur; encourage, urge, abet, egg on, put up to; instigate, look for trouble, Inf. start something; foment, agitate, suscitate, excite, impassion, intensify; arouse, madden, craze, stir up, wind up, work up, whip up, lash into a frenzy, Inf. psych up, heat up, Obs. calefy or calify, fire up, inflame, enflame, touch off, ignite the spark, stir the embers, stoke or fuel or fan the fire, add fuel to the flames or fire.
3. stimulate, animate, reanimate, whet, invigorate; motivate, inspirit, inspire, galvanize, electrify, Inf. spark; energize, activate, vivify, rally, revive, enliven; liven up, pep up, awaken, wake up, waken, shake up, jolt, jog; push, drive, press, force, force along, propel; hound, whip, lash, flog; impel, induce, compel, constrain, move, stir, fillip; evoke, elicit, call forth, summon up, raise or spread the alarm.

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  • Enkindle — En*kin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enkindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enkindling}.] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite. [1913 Webster] To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enkindle — index burn, foment, incense, inspire, provoke, stimulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • enkindle — 1540s (literal), 1580s (figurative), from EN (Cf. en ) (1) + KINDLE (Cf. kindle) …   Etymology dictionary

  • enkindle — [en kin′dəl, inkin′dəl] vt. enkindled, enkindling 1. to set on fire; make blaze up 2. to stir up; arouse; excite …   English World dictionary

  • enkindle — verb To kindle; to arouse or evoke. That, trusted home, might yet enkindle you unto the crown, besides the Thane of Cawdor …   Wiktionary

  • enkindle — verb Date: 1542 transitive verb 1. to set (as fuel) on fire 2. to make bright and glowing intransitive verb to take fire ; flame …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enkindle — enkindler, n. /en kin dl/, v.t., v.i., enkindled, enkindling. to kindle into flame, ardor, activity, etc. [1540 50; EN 1 + KINDLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • enkindle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inflame. See excitement, heat, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ignite] Syn. fire, inflame, kindle; see ignite . 2. [To stimulate] Syn. incite, evoke, arouse; see excite 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus… …   English dictionary for students

  • enkindle — en·kin·dle || ɪn kɪndl v. kindle, ignite, light, set on fire; arouse passion, excite …   English contemporary dictionary

  • enkindle — v. a. 1. Inflame, ignite, kindle, set on fire. 2. Inflame, incite, excite, rouse, stimulate, instigate, provoke, stir up, set on …   New dictionary of synonyms

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