What is another word for enkindle?

Pronunciation: [ɛnkˈɪndə͡l] (IPA)

Enkindle is a verb that means "to set on fire." It is often used in a figurative sense, to describe stirring up emotions or passions. Some synonyms for enkindle include ignite, inflame, kindle, rouse, stimulate, and arouse. These words all suggest the idea of sparking or awakening some kind of energy, whether that be physical or emotional. Enkindling a flame of creativity, motivation, or inspiration are all ways in which this verb can be used. Its power lies in its ability to evoke a sense of urgency or action, to provoke a response and to initiate change.

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What are the hypernyms for Enkindle?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for enkindle?

Enkindle means to ignite or to arouse emotions. Its antonyms can be words that convey the opposite meaning such as extinguish, quench, subdue, or suppress. Extinguish means to put out a fire or to cause something to come to an end. Quench means to satisfy one's thirst or desire. Subdue means to calm or to control a situation. Suppress means to prevent something from being expressed. These antonyms are useful in describing situations where the actions or emotions lack intensity, or when the fire has already been put out, either literally or figuratively.

What are the antonyms for Enkindle?

Usage examples for Enkindle

But the lessons which George Eliot would fain teach to men were most unmistakable in their bearing-the lessons of pitying love towards fellow-men; of sympathy with all human suffering; of unwavering faithfulness towards the social bond, consisting in the claims of race, of country, of family; of unflagging aspiration after that life which is most beneficent to the community, that life, in short, towards which she herself aspired in the now famous prayer to reach "That purest heaven, be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony, enkindle generous ardour, feed pure love, Beget the smiles that have no cruelty- Be the sweet presence of a good diffused, And in diffusion ever more intense."
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
I go walking, searching for all the places where the earth must be scorched with burning pleasures, in order to know whether they enkindle memories so sacred that they can again inflame me.
"Hadda Padda"
Godmunder Kamban
Can she there breathe in that which will enkindle noble ambition to love and serve in a world which so needs love and service?
"The Girl and Her Religion"
Margaret Slattery

Famous quotes with Enkindle

  • Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
    Saint Teresa of Avila
  • Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
    Saint Teresa of Avila

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