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English verb: kindle | |||
| 1. | kindle (weather) catch fire | ||
| Samples | The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles. | ||
| Synonyms | inflame | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flare up | ||
| 2. | kindle (weather) cause to start burning | ||
| Samples | The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds. | ||
| Synonyms | conflagrate, enkindle, inflame | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ignite, light | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rekindle | ||
| 3. | kindle (emotion) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||
| Samples | Arouse pity. Raise a smile. Evoke sympathy. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, 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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