Enkindle

Definitions: Enkindle

Enkindle

Verb

1. Start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds.".

2. Call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".

Date "enkindle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references)

Note: Enkindle \En*kin"dle\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Enkindled; present participle verb or noun Enkindling.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Enkindle

Synonyms: arouse (v), elicit (v), evoke (v), fire (v), kindle (v), provoke (v), raise (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Calefaction	Fire; set fire to, set on fire; kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light; apply the match to, apply the torch to; rekindle, relume; fan the flame, add fuel to the flame; poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire; make a bonfire of.
Excitation	Verb: excite, affect, touch, move, impress, strike, interest, animate, inspire, impassion, smite, infect; stir the blood, fire the blood, warm the blood; set astir; wake, awake, awaken; call forth; evoke, provoke; raise up, summon up, call up, wake up, blow up, get up, light up; raise; get up the steam, rouse, arouse, stir; fire, kindle, enkindle, apply the torch, set on fire, inflame.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Enkindle

English words defined with "enkindle": Bete ♦ Enkindling ♦ Reenkindle ♦ To set fire to, To set on fire. (references)

Language		Translations for "enkindle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		nxit (abet, actuate, arouse, begrime, bring, dare, dispose, egg on, encourage, exhort, fan, fillip, foment, galvanize, goad, heat, impel, incendiarism, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, motivate, move, prod, prompt, provoke, push, quicken, stimulate, stir up, urge, whet, whip, whip up, work up), nxis (abet, actuate, animate, arouse, begrime, bring, challenge, dare, dispose, drive, egg on, encourage, exhort, fan, fillip, foment, galvanize, goad, heat, impel, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, motivate, move, prod, prompt, provoke, push, quicken, stimulate, stir up, urge, whet, whip, whip up, work up), ndez (activate, burn, fire, fire up, foment, heat, ignite, inflame, kindle, light, make the fire, set fire, set light to, set on fire, switch on, turn on). (various references)

Arabic		‏أشعل (burn, fan the flame, fire, ignite, inflame, kindle, light, light up, lit, rekindle, switch on, torch, turn on). (various references)

Bulgarian		разпалвам се (hot, inflame, run riot, warm to), възбуждам (actuate, agitate, arouse, engage, excite, ferment, heat, inflame, irritate, key up, pique, provoke, raise, set up, stimulate, sting, stir, thrill, turn on), възпламенявам (detonate, fulminate, ignite, set off, touch off). (various references)

Czech		zapálit (blow in, electrify, fire, ignite, kindle, light, set fire, set fire to, set on fire). (various references)

French		allumer. (various references)

Hungarian		gerjeszt (induce, to excite, to induce, to kindle). (various references)

Indonesian		menyalakan (boot, ignite). (various references)

Italian		accendere (burn, illuminate, kindle, light, put on, switch, switch on, turn, turn on). (various references)

Pig Latin		enkindleay

Portuguese		inflamar (bag, disgruntle, excite, fire, heat circulation, igniter, incense, inflame, light, rouse, stir up, thurify, to ignite, to inflame), divertimento (amusement, distraction, entertainment, frolic, fun, gambol, game, jollification, merriment, merry making, pastime, play, recreation, revel, skittle, sport, treat), acender (fire, ignite, kindle, light, lighten, turn on). (various references)

Romanian		stârni (arouse, cause, create, excite, fan, ferment, generate, hunt out, incite, induce, invite, kick up, kindle, pander to, pique, quicken, remove, rouse, spring, start, stir, tickle), deştepta (arouse, awake, awaken, call, call up, enliven, evoke, knock up, raise, reveille, rouse, wake), aprinde (animate, beacon, blush, excite, fan, fire, heat, ignite, inflame, kindle, light, light up, redden, rot, shine, strike), însufleţi (actuate, animate, enliven, ensoul, fire, hearten, inspire, inspirit, liven, quicken, rouse, spirit). (various references)

Russian		воспламенять (fire, ignite, inflame, kindle, prime), зажигать (fire, ignite, kindle, light). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		sagorevati. (various references)

Spanish		hacer fuego (fire). (various references)

Swedish		egga (egg on, excite, goad, impel, incite, instigate, pique, prod, quicken, set on, stimulate), upptända (excite, inflame, kindle). (various references)

Thai		กระตุ้นอารม�"์ (impassion), ลุกไหม้ (flame). (various references)

Turkish		tutuşturmak (deflagrate, fire, ignite, kindle, set on fire), alevlendirmek (fan, inflame, kindle, rekindle). (various references)

Ukranian		розпалювати (blow, burn up, dither, foment, hot, hot up, quicken, waken, warm, whip), запалюватися (fire, ignite, inflame, light), запалювати (fire, fuze, ignite, inflame, kindle, light up, prime, spark). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "enkindle": enkindled, enkindles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Enkindle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Uncinula. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "enkindle" (pronounced 'En*kin"dle'): Astraddle, Bandle, Beadle, Befuddle, Begirdle, Bemuddle, Bestraddle, Bodle, Boodle, Brandle, Caboodle, Candle, Coddle, Co-meddle, Croodle, Dandle, Discradle, Doodle, Encradle, Engirdle, Faddle, fondle, Furdle, griddle, grindle, Kiddle, manhandle, Maudle, mishandle, Miskindle, noddle, Nuddle, Overhandle, Overmeddle, Piddle, Poodle, Pundle, Reddle, Reenkindle, rekindle, Rindle, Rondle, rundle, Scuddle, sidle, skedaddle, Spaddle, Subbeadle, treadle, Treddle, Trendle, Trindle, tweedle, Unbridle, Unbundle, Unriddle, unsaddle, Unswaddle, Windle, Wordle, Yankee-Doodle. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-k-l-n-n"
	-1 letter: likened.
	-2 letters: indene, kenned, kennel, kilned, kindle, linden, linked.
	-3 letters: diene, edile, elide, inked, inkle, inned, kneed, kneel, liked, liken, lined, linen.
	-4 letters: deil, deke, dele, deli, dene, deni, diel, dike, dine, dink, eide, eked, idle, keel, keen, kiln, kind, kine, knee, leek, leke, lend, lied, lien, like, line, link, linn, need, nene, nide, nine.
	-5 letters: dee, del, den, die, din, eel, eke, eld, elk, end, ilk, ink, inn, ken, kid, kin, led, lee, lei, lek, lid, lie, lin, nee, nil.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-k-l-n-n"
	+1 letter: enkindled, enkindles.
	+3 letters: interlinked, nickelodeon.
	+4 letters: kindlinesses, nickelodeons.
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