| ignite | | |
| v. (weather) | 1. ignite, light | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| ~ fire up, light, light up | begin to smoke.; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" |
| ~ reignite | ignite anew, as of something burning.; "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers" |
| ~ conflagrate, enkindle, kindle, inflame | cause to start burning.; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" |
| ~ combust, burn | cause to burn or combust.; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" |
| ~ light up | ignite.; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano" |
| ~ flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down.; "the fire flared up and died down once again" |
| v. (weather) | 2. catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire | start to burn or burst into flames.; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ blow out | erupt in an uncontrolled manner.; "The oil well blew out" |
| ~ catch | start burning.; "The fire caught" |
| ~ light up | start to burn with a bright flame.; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up" |
| ~ combust, burn | cause to burn or combust.; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake | 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" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ ferment | work up into agitation or excitement.; "Islam is fermenting Africa" |
| kindle | | |
| v. (weather) | 1. inflame, kindle | catch fire.; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" |
| ~ flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down.; "the fire flared up and died down once again" |
| v. (weather) | 2. conflagrate, enkindle, inflame, kindle | cause to start burning.; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" |
| ~ ignite, 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. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ create, 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, heat, ignite, wake, 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, shake up, stir, 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 feeling. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ shame | cause to be ashamed. |
| ~ spite, bruise, injure, wound, 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, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| ~ interest | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. |
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