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| adj. | 1. enkindled, ignited, kindled | set afire.; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" |
| ~ lighted, lit | set afire or burning.; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" |
| ignited | | |
| kindled | | |
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| 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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