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English verb: enkindle | |||
| 1. | enkindle (weather) cause to start burning | ||
| Samples | The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds. | ||
| Synonyms | conflagrate, inflame, kindle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ignite, light | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rekindle | ||
| 2. | enkindle (emotion) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||
| Samples | Arouse pity. Raise a smile. Evoke sympathy. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, elicit, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anger, ask for, bruise, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, draw, excite, excite, fire up, heat, hurt, ignite, infatuate, inflame, injure, interest, invite, offend, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, prick, rekindle, shake, shake up, shame, spite, stimulate, stir, stir up, strike a chord, sweep over, touch a chord, untune, upset, wake, whelm, wound | ||
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