kindle[verb]Synonyms:- set fire to, ignite, inflame, light
- arouse, awaken, induce, inspire, provoke, rouse, stimulate, stir
Antonyms: smother, stifle
Related Words: blaze,
flame,
flare,
glow,
excite,
provoke,
stimulate,
arouse,
foment,
incite,
instigate,
rouse,
stir [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
kin‧dle /ˈkɪndl/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old Norse;
Origin: kynda]
1. if you kindle a fire, or if it kindles, it starts to burn
2. to make someone feel interested, excited, hopeful etc
kindle something in somebody
A love of poetry was kindled in him by his mother. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲