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Verb: enkindle  en'kin-d(u)l
  1. Cause to start burning
    "The setting sun enkindled the sky with oranges and reds";
    - kindle, conflagrate, inflame
     
  2. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    "enkindle pity";
    - arouse, elicit, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Derived forms: enkindled, enkindles, enkindling

Type of: create, ignite, light, make

Nearest

enjoy
enjoyable
enjoyableness
enjoyably
enjoyer
enjoyment
Enkaid
enkephalin
Enki
Enkidu
enkindle
enkindled
ENL
enlace
enlarge
enlarged
enlarged heart
enlargement
enlarger
enlight
enlighten