enkindle

verb

in-ˈkin-dᵊl How to pronounce enkindle (audio)
Definition of enkindlenext
as in to burn
to set (something) on fire see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enkindle
  1. burn
  2. ignite
  3. kindle
  4. scorch
  5. inflame
  6. illumine
  7. light
  8. fire
Verb
  • The family ran the rescue out of their New Hampshire house until a fatal fire burned it down in 2019.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Use the interactive map below to track current wildfire activity across Florida, including real-time locations, acreage burned, and containment status.
    — David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of burn
Verb
  • Last season, Leeds struggled for results early on, with a change of system to a back three appearing to suddenly ignite their campaign in November away at Manchester City.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignite
Verb
  • In northern states, like Washington and Oregon, the dry weather could further kindle destructive fires that have scorched thousands of acres.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of kindle
Verb
  • Apparent human skeletal remains, including a jaw with the teeth still attached, were found at Lake Mead on Sunday, officials said, as water levels sink to new lows amid a drought and scorching heat in the West.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Highs Friday topped out at a cool 79 degrees for Sacramento, 85 for Modesto, and only 91 for normally-scorching Fresno.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of scorch
Verb
  • The race has already inflamed tensions within the Democratic Party over how to energize liberal voters eager for unapologetic, combative candidates while not alienating independents and moderates who have been key to winning in battlegrounds.
    — Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Appendicitis is considered a medical emergency and occurs when the organ gets sore or inflamed.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of inflame
Verb
  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.
    — Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of illumine
Verb
  • Hal is arrested, per his plan, as John meets and sleeps with a mysterious woman, Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), and uses Hal’s ring to light her cigarette after the fact.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But his appointment also lit a fire among a group of academics - and others - who believe Cambridge and other universities and public bodies are striving too hard to increase their diversity.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of light
Verb
  • The Islamic Republic proceeded to fire missiles and drones on neighboring countries hosting US bases.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The return also shows DePaul paid a $863,500 buyout last fiscal cycle to former head men’s basketball Tony Stubblefield, who was fired in early 2024 after less than three seasons on the job.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fire
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