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Detailed Synonyms for kindle in English

kindle:

to kindle verbe (kindles, kindled, kindling)

  1. to kindle
    to light; to ignite; to strike; to inflame; to set fire to; to kindle; to make burning
    • light verbe (lights, lit, lighting)
    • ignite verbe (ignites, ignited, igniting)
    • strike verbe (strikes, struck, striking)
    • inflame verbe (inflames, inflamed, inflaming)
    • set fire to verbe (sets fire to, set fire to, setting fire to)
    • kindle verbe (kindles, kindled, kindling)
    • make burning verbe (makes burning, made burning, making burning)
  2. to kindle
    to light; to kindle
    • light verbe (lights, lit, lighting)
    • kindle verbe (kindles, kindled, kindling)
  3. to kindle
    to ignite; to inflame; to light; to kindle; to put on
    • ignite verbe (ignites, ignited, igniting)
    • inflame verbe (inflames, inflamed, inflaming)
    • light verbe (lights, lit, lighting)
    • kindle verbe (kindles, kindled, kindling)
    • put on verbe (puts on, put on, putting on)
  4. to kindle
    – call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 1
    to raise; to elicit; to provoke; to arouse; to fire; to kindle; to evoke; enkindle
    – call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 1
    • raise verbe (raises, raised, raising)
      • raise a smile1
    • elicit verbe (elicits, elicited, eliciting)
    • provoke verbe (provokes, provoked, provoking)
    • arouse verbe (arouses, aroused, arousing)
      • arouse pity1
    • fire verbe (fires, fired, firing)
    • kindle verbe (kindles, kindled, kindling)
    • evoke verbe (evokes, evoked, evoking)
      • evoke sympathy1
    • enkindle verbe
  5. to kindle
    – cause to start burning 1
    to kindle; to inflame; enkindle; conflagrate
    – cause to start burning 1
  6. to kindle
    – catch fire 1
    to kindle; to inflame
    – catch fire 1
    • kindle verbe (kindles, kindled, kindling)
    • inflame verbe (inflames, inflamed, inflaming)

Conjugations for kindle:

present
  1. kindle
  2. kindle
  3. kindles
  4. kindle
  5. kindle
  6. kindle
simple past
  1. kindled
  2. kindled
  3. kindled
  4. kindled
  5. kindled
  6. kindled
present perfect
  1. have kindled
  2. have kindled
  3. has kindled
  4. have kindled
  5. have kindled
  6. have kindled
past continuous
  1. was kindling
  2. were kindling
  3. was kindling
  4. were kindling
  5. were kindling
  6. were kindling
future
  1. shall kindle
  2. will kindle
  3. will kindle
  4. shall kindle
  5. will kindle
  6. will kindle
continuous present
  1. am kindling
  2. are kindling
  3. is kindling
  4. are kindling
  5. are kindling
  6. are kindling
subjunctive
  1. be kindled
  2. be kindled
  3. be kindled
  4. be kindled
  5. be kindled
  6. be kindled
diverse
  1. kindle!
  2. let's kindle!
  3. kindled
  4. kindling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "kindle":

  1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)1
  2. cause to start burning1
  3. catch fire1