Thesaurus:kindle

Thesaurus

kindle

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to cause to begin burning; to start a fire

Synonyms

• aflame
• alight
• conflagrate
• fire
• fire up
• ignite
• inflame
• enkindle
• light    [⇒ thesaurus]
• light up
• set ablaze
• set afire
• set aflame
• set alight
• set fire
• set on fire
• torch

Antonyms

• douse
• extinguish
• put out
• quench

Hypernyms

• begin    [⇒ thesaurus]
• create    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• stoke

See also

• Thesaurus:burn
• Thesaurus:catch fire
• Thesaurus:incinerate

Further reading

• “384. calefaction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “kindle” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.