KINDLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for KINDLE?

Need another word that means the same as “kindle”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “kindle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Kindle” are: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, provoke, raise, conflagrate, inflame, light, ignite, set alight, set light to, set on fire, set fire to, put a match to, set burning, get going, start, touch off, spark, rouse, wake, waken, awaken, quicken

Kindle as a Verb

Definitions of "Kindle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “kindle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling.
• Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses.
• Set (something) on fire.
• (of an emotion) be aroused.
• Cause to start burning.
• Catch fire.
• Become impassioned or excited.

Synonyms of "Kindle" as a verb (26 Words)

arouse	To begin moving. An ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses.
awaken	Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping. They were awakened to the sad facts.
conflagrate	Cause to start burning.
elicit	Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses. I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna.
enkindle	Set on fire. Fresh remembrance of vexation must still enkindle rage.
evoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. The Green Paper evoked critical reactions from various bodies.
fire	Destroy by fire. Fire pottery.
get going	Perceive by hearing.
ignite	Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat. He lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes.
inflame	Become inflamed get sore. Comments that inflame what is already a sensitive situation.
light	Provide a light for someone so that they can see where they are going. I ll light you down to the gate.
provoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. Rachel refused to be provoked.
put a match to	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
quicken	Show signs of life. On the third day after his death the human body of Jesus was quickened by the Spirit.
raise	Raise in rank or condition. Divers have located and hope to raise the submarine.
rouse	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Once the enemy camp was roused they would move on the castle.
set alight	Arrange attractively.
set burning	Get ready for a particular purpose or event.
set fire to	Fix conclusively or authoritatively.
set light to	Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.
set on fire	Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.
spark	Emit sparks of fire or electricity. The explosion sparked a fire.
start	Play in the starting lineup. She had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket.
touch off	Perceive via the tactile sense.
wake	Cause to become awake or conscious. We waked Jim last night.
waken	Cause to become awake or conscious. She knew he would waken in an hour or so.

Usage Examples of "Kindle" as a verb

• The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds.
• The young man kindled at once.
• A love of art was kindled in me.
• She hesitated, suspicion kindling within her.
• The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles.

Associations of "Kindle" (30 Words)

blast	Shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly. Damn and blast this awful place.
burn	Burn sear or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. The sun burned off the fog.
burst	Cause to burst. He burst into the room without knocking.
combust	Cause to burn or combust. Riots combusted Pakistan after the U S air attacks on Afghanistan.
combustible	A combustible substance. A volatile and combustible personality.
combustion	The act of burning something. A large combustion plant.
erupt	Erupt or intensify suddenly. A boil had erupted on her temple.
explode	Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval. This is ludicrous she exploded.
explosion	The noise caused by an explosion. The information explosion.
explosive	Serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst. Explosive force.
fire	Set fire to. Hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes.
firework	A device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. A firework display.
flame	A brilliant orange red colour like that of flames. The person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed.
flammable	Easily set on fire. The use of highly flammable materials.
flare	Become flared and widen usually at one end. Every star seemed to flare with new intensity.
geyser	To overflow like a geyser. The pipe sent up a geyser of sewer water into the street.
ignite	Start or maintain a fire in. He lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes.
incandescence	The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised.
incinerate	Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning. The paper incinerated quickly.
inflame	Become inflamed get sore. The finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis.
lava	Rock that in its molten form as magma issues from volcanos lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface. Tablelands of lava.
matchbox	Very small. Her matchbox apartment.
pyrotechnic	Of or relating to the craft of making fireworks. Pyrotechnic smokes.
pyrotechnics	The art of making or displaying fireworks. He thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics.
scald	Any of a number of plant diseases which produce an effect similar to that of scalding especially a disease of fruit marked by browning and caused by excessive sunlight bad storage conditions or atmospheric pollution. The tea scalded his tongue.
smolder	Have strong suppressed feelings. A smoldering fire.
spark	Emit sparks of fire or electricity. The ignition sparks as soon as the gas is turned on.
stoke	Stir up or tend; of a fire. He stoked up the barbecue.
torch	Tall stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches. The shops had been looted and torched.
volcano	A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth’s crust. Clare had been building up a silent volcano of resentment.