enkindle

en·kin·dle

E0150400 (ĕn-kĭn′dl)v. en·kin·dled, en·kin·dling, en·kin·dles v.tr.1. To set afire; light.2. To incite; arouse.3. To make luminous and glowing.v.intr. To catch fire.

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en·kin′dler n.

enkindle

(ɪnˈkɪndəl) vb (tr) 1. obsolete to set on fire; kindle2. to excite to activity or ardour; arouse enˈkindler n

en•kin•dle

(ɛnˈkɪn dl)

v.t., v.i. -dled, -dling. to kindle into flame, ardor, activity, etc. [1540–50] en•kin′dler, n.

enkindle

Past participle: enkindled
Gerund: enkindling

Imperative
enkindle
enkindle

Present
I enkindle
you enkindle
he/she/it enkindles
we enkindle
you enkindle
they enkindle

Preterite
I enkindled
you enkindled
he/she/it enkindled
we enkindled
you enkindled
they enkindled

Present Continuous
I am enkindling
you are enkindling
he/she/it is enkindling
we are enkindling
you are enkindling
they are enkindling

Present Perfect
I have enkindled
you have enkindled
he/she/it has enkindled
we have enkindled
you have enkindled
they have enkindled

Past Continuous
I was enkindling
you were enkindling
he/she/it was enkindling
we were enkindling
you were enkindling
they were enkindling

Past Perfect
I had enkindled
you had enkindled
he/she/it had enkindled
we had enkindled
you had enkindled
they had enkindled

Future
I will enkindle
you will enkindle
he/she/it will enkindle
we will enkindle
you will enkindle
they will enkindle

Future Perfect
I will have enkindled
you will have enkindled
he/she/it will have enkindled
we will have enkindled
you will have enkindled
they will have enkindled

Future Continuous
I will be enkindling
you will be enkindling
he/she/it will be enkindling
we will be enkindling
you will be enkindling
they will be enkindling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enkindling
you have been enkindling
he/she/it has been enkindling
we have been enkindling
you have been enkindling
they have been enkindling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enkindling
you will have been enkindling
he/she/it will have been enkindling
we will have been enkindling
you will have been enkindling
they will have been enkindling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enkindling
you had been enkindling
he/she/it had been enkindling
we had been enkindling
you had been enkindling
they had been enkindling

Conditional
I would enkindle
you would enkindle
he/she/it would enkindle
we would enkindle
you would enkindle
they would enkindle

Past Conditional
I would have enkindled
you would have enkindled
he/she/it would have enkindled
we would have enkindled
you would have enkindled
they would have enkindled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enkindle - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"conflagrate, kindle, inflameignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"rekindle - kindle anew, as of a fire
	2.	enkindle - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, kindle, fire, raisecreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"excite - arouse or elicit a feelinganger - make angry; "The news angered him"discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composureshame - cause to be ashamedspite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuliinterest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

enkindle

verb1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion:fire, ignite, kindle, light.Slang: torch.Idioms: set afire, set fire to.2. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent:animate, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir.