What is another word for enkindle?
681 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛnkˈɪndə͡l], [ ɛnkˈɪndəl], [ ɛ_n_k_ˈɪ_n_d_əl]
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.
Synonyms for Enkindle:
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• burn- am ablaze ,
- are ablaze ,
- art ablaze ,
- being ablaze ,
- co oked ,
- co oking ,
- co-oked ,
- co-oking ,
- conflagrated ,
- conflagrates ,
- conflagrating ,
- is ablaze ,
- re kindle ,
- re kindled ,
- re kindles ,
- re kindling ,
- re-kindle ,
- re-kindled ,
- re-kindles ,
- re-kindling ,
- reduce ashes ,
- reduced ashes ,
- reduces ashes ,
- reduces to ashes ,
- reducing ashes ,
- reducing to ashes ,
- set match to ,
- sets a match to ,
- sets match to ,
- setting a match to ,
- setting match to ,
- was ablaze ,
- wast ablaze ,
- were ablaze ,
- wert ablaze .
- adds fuel ,
- ex cite ,
- ex cited ,
- ex cites ,
- ex citing ,
- ex tend ,
- ex tended ,
- ex tending ,
- ex tends ,
- ex-cite ,
- ex-cited ,
- ex-cites ,
- ex-tend ,
- ex-tended ,
- ex-tending ,
- ex-tends ,
- in crease ,
- in creases ,
- in creasing ,
- in-crease ,
- in-creased ,
- in-creases .
- puts a match to ,
- puts match to ,
- putting a match to ,
- putting match to ,
- sets ablaze ,
- sets aflame ,
- sets alight ,
- sets fire ,
- sets fire to ,
- sets on fire ,
- setting ablaze ,
- setting aflame ,
- setting alight ,
- setting fire to ,
- setting on fire ,
- start fire ,
- started a fire ,
- started fire ,
- starting a fire ,
- starting fire ,
- starts a fire ,
- starts fire ,
- touched off ,
- touches off .
- Tepefied ,
- Tepefying ,
- calorified ,
- calorifies ,
- calorifying ,
- enflamed ,
- enflames ,
- enflaming ,
- grew hot ,
- grew warm ,
- growing hot ,
- grows hot ,
- grows warm ,
- in flame ,
- in flamed ,
- in flaming ,
- in-flame ,
- in-flamed ,
- in-flames ,
- raise temperature ,
- raised temperature ,
- raised the temperature ,
- raises temperature ,
- raises the temperature ,
- raising temperature ,
- raising the temperature ,
- re heat ,
- re heated ,
- re heating ,
- re heats ,
- re-heat ,
- re-heating ,
- re-heats ,
- tepefies .
- burst in to flames ,
- bursted in to flames ,
- bursted into flames ,
- bursting in to flames ,
- bursting into flames ,
- bursts in to flames ,
- bursts into flames ,
- catching fire ,
- flared up ,
- flaring up ,
- starting up ,
- starts up ,
- takes fire ,
- taking fire ,
- took fire .
- Commoved ,
- am responsible for ,
- are responsible for ,
- art responsible for ,
- being responsible for ,
- commoves ,
- firing up ,
- gave an idea ,
- gave idea ,
- gave impetus ,
- gave one an idea ,
- gave one idea ,
- give an idea ,
- give idea ,
- give one idea ,
- gives an idea ,
- gives idea ,
- gives impetus ,
- gives one an idea ,
- gives one idea ,
- giving an idea ,
- giving idea ,
- giving impetus ,
- giving one an idea ,
- giving one idea ,
- in form ,
- in forming ,
- in forms ,
- in fuse ,
- in fused ,
- in fuses ,
- in fusing ,
- in spire ,
- in spired ,
- in spires ,
- in spiring ,
- in spirit ,
- in spirited ,
- in spiriting ,
- in stilled ,
- in stilling ,
- in-forming ,
- in-forms ,
- in-fuse ,
- in-fused ,
- in-fuses ,
- in-fusing ,
- in-spire ,
- in-spired ,
- in-spires ,
- in-spiring ,
- in-spirit ,
- in-spirited ,
- in-spiriting ,
- in-spirits ,
- in-stilled ,
- in-stilling ,
- pro duce ,
- pro duces ,
- pro-duces ,
- re assure ,
- re assured ,
- re assures ,
- re-assure ,
- re-assured ,
- re-assures ,
- re-assuring ,
- starting off ,
- starts off ,
- was responsible for ,
- wast responsible for ,
- were responsible for ,
- wert responsible for .
- be stir ,
- be stirred ,
- be stirring ,
- be stirs ,
- be-stir ,
- be-stirred ,
- be-stirring ,
- be-stirs ,
- burns up ,
- burnt up ,
- ex asperate ,
- ex asperates ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperate ,
- ex-asperated ,
- ex-asperates ,
- ex-asperating ,
- gat smoking ,
- gets smoking ,
- getting smoking ,
- got smoking ,
- gotten smoking ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces ,
- keying up ,
- keys up .
- re activate ,
- re activated ,
- re activates ,
- re activating ,
- re animate ,
- re animated ,
- re animates ,
- re animating ,
- re-activates ,
- re-animate ,
- re-animated ,
- re-animates ,
- re-animating .
- breathe new life in to ,
- breathed new life in to ,
- breathed new life into ,
- breathes new life in to ,
- breathes new life into ,
- breathing new life in to ,
- breathing new life into ,
- bring back life ,
- bringing back life ,
- bringing back to life ,
- bringing to ,
- brings back life ,
- brings back to life ,
- brings to ,
- brought back life ,
- brought back to life ,
- brought to ,
- came life ,
- came to life ,
- come life ,
- comes life ,
- comes to life ,
- coming to life ,
- gave mouth to mouth resuscitation ,
- gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ,
- give mouth to mouth resuscitation ,
- gives mouth to mouth resuscitation ,
- gives mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ,
- giving mouth to mouth resuscitation ,
- giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ,
- performed cpr ,
- performing cpr ,
- performs cpr ,
- re store ,
- re stored ,
- re stores ,
- re storing ,
- re-stored ,
- re-stores ,
- re-storing ,
- wakes up .
- re vitalize ,
- re vitalized ,
- re vitalizes ,
- re vitalizing ,
- re-vitalize ,
- re-vitalized ,
- re-vitalizes ,
- re-vitalizing .
- came around ,
- comes around ,
- coming around ,
- made whole ,
- makes whole ,
- making whole ,
- over come ,
- over comes ,
- over coming ,
- over-comes ,
- over-coming ,
- re condition ,
- re conditioned ,
- re conditioning ,
- re conditions ,
- re cover ,
- re covered ,
- re covering ,
- re freshes ,
- re new ,
- re news ,
- re pair ,
- re paired ,
- re pairing ,
- re pairs ,
- re-condition ,
- re-conditioned ,
- re-conditioning ,
- re-conditions ,
- re-covered ,
- re-covering ,
- re-covers ,
- re-fresh ,
- re-freshes ,
- re-new ,
- re-news ,
- re-pair ,
- re-paired ,
- re-pairing ,
- re-pairs ,
- snap out it ,
- snapped out it ,
- snapped out of it ,
- snapping out it ,
- snapping out of it ,
- snaps out it ,
- snaps out of it ,
- sprang up ,
- springing up ,
- springs up ,
- sprung up .
Other synonyms:
- torch .
- animate .
Other relevant words:
- Bestirred ,
- Bestirring ,
- Calcining ,
- Commoving ,
- Impassion ,
- be ablaze ,
- be responsible for ,
- bestir ,
- bestirs ,
- breathe new life into ,
- bring back to life ,
- bring to ,
- burn ,
- burn up ,
- burned up ,
- burning up ,
- calcine ,
- calcined ,
- calcines ,
- come around ,
- come to life ,
- coming life ,
- commove ,
- conflagrate ,
- enthuse ,
- enthuses ,
- enthusing ,
- fan ,
- fire ,
- fire up ,
- fires up ,
- flame ,
- get smoking ,
- give impetus ,
- give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ,
- give one an idea ,
- give rise to ,
- gives rise to ,
- giving rise to ,
- heat ,
- in spirits ,
- infect ,
- infuse ,
- inspire ,
- inspired ,
- inspires ,
- intoxicate ,
- intoxicates ,
- is responsible for ,
- key up ,
- keyed up ,
- kindle ,
- light ,
- make whole ,
- put a match to ,
- re-cover ,
- reanimate ,
- reawaken ,
- reduce to ashes ,
- reduced to ashes ,
- resurrect ,
- resuscitate ,
- revive ,
- revivify ,
- roast ,
- set a match to ,
- set ablaze ,
- set aflame ,
- set alight ,
- set fire ,
- set fire to ,
- set on fire ,
- setting fire ,
- smoking ,
- snap out of it ,
- spring up ,
- start a fire ,
- start off ,
- started off ,
- stir up ,
- stirred up ,
- stirring up ,
- stirs up ,
- torched ,
- torching ,
- touch off ,
- touching off ,
- triggering ,
- triggers ,
- wake up ,
- waked up ,
- waking up ,
- woke up ,
- woken .
- Oxidated ,
- Oxidating ,
- Smelted ,
- Smelting ,
- Sunned ,
- Sunning ,
- Tepefy ,
- calorify ,
- enflame ,
- frizzle ,
- frizzled ,
- frizzles ,
- frizzling ,
- grow hot ,
- grow warm ,
- growing warm ,
- heating ,
- in flames ,
- incandesce ,
- oxidate ,
- oxidates ,
- perspire ,
- raise the temperature ,
- re-heated ,
- reheat ,
- reheated ,
- reheating ,
- reheats ,
- smelts ,
- sun ,
- warm up ,
- warmed up ,
- warming up ,
- warms up .
- burst into flames ,
- catch fire ,
- catches fire ,
- caught fire ,
- flare up ,
- flares up ,
- ignited ,
- put match to ,
- start up ,
- started up ,
- take fire .
- Overcoming ,
- Relume ,
- activate ,
- advance ,
- affect ,
- agitate ,
- amplify ,
- anger ,
- annoy ,
- awake ,
- awaken ,
- bank ,
- begin ,
- beleaguer ,
- beset ,
- blow in ,
- blow up ,
- blowing in ,
- brace ,
- bring about ,
- bring up ,
- burn down ,
- call down ,
- call forth ,
- call up ,
- can ,
- chevvy ,
- chevy ,
- chivvy ,
- chivy ,
- combust ,
- come alive ,
- congest ,
- conjure ,
- conjure up ,
- defy ,
- demonstrate ,
- discharge ,
- disconcert ,
- dismiss ,
- displace ,
- draw out ,
- drive ,
- educe ,
- electrify ,
- elevate ,
- energise ,
- energize ,
- enhance ,
- enliven ,
- enrage ,
- erect ,
- erupt ,
- exasperate ,
- excite ,
- exhilarate ,
- extract ,
- fan the flame ,
- farm ,
- feed ,
- finish ,
- foment ,
- force out ,
- frenzy ,
- fuel ,
- galvanize ,
- get steamed up ,
- give notice ,
- give the axe ,
- give the sack ,
- go off ,
- goad ,
- grow ,
- harass ,
- harry ,
- hassle ,
- heighten ,
- hot ,
- ignite ,
- impress ,
- incense ,
- incite ,
- infatuate ,
- infuriate ,
- initiate ,
- inspirit ,
- interest ,
- invigorate ,
- invoke ,
- kick up ,
- kick upstairs ,
- leaven ,
- levy ,
- lift ,
- light up ,
- madden ,
- molest ,
- motivate ,
- move ,
- move upwards ,
- nurture ,
- offend ,
- open fire ,
- overcome ,
- overpower ,
- paint a picture ,
- parent ,
- pep up ,
- perk up ,
- plague ,
- precipitate ,
- prod ,
- produce ,
- promote ,
- prove ,
- put forward ,
- quicken ,
- raise up ,
- rally ,
- rear ,
- recruit ,
- rekindle ,
- revitalize ,
- rile ,
- rouse ,
- sack ,
- send away ,
- set afire ,
- set astir ,
- set in motion ,
- set up ,
- sex ,
- smite ,
- spark ,
- spark off ,
- spur ,
- start ,
- steam up ,
- stimulate ,
- stir ,
- stoke ,
- strike ,
- strike a light ,
- suggest ,
- summon up ,
- switch on ,
- terminate ,
- touch ,
- trigger ,
- upgrade ,
- upraise ,
- urge ,
- vitalize ,
- vivify ,
- wake ,
- waken ,
- warm ,
- whip up ,
- wind-up ,
- work ,
- work up .
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How to use "Enkindle" in context?
When you enkindle a fire, the flame is caused by a small particle of tinder called a spark. This spark is created when the air around the tinder mixture is compressed. The heat from the burning tinder molecule ignites the air, which then fuels the flames.
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