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Synonyms & Antonyms of enkindle
to set (something) on fire
- see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs
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Antonyms for enkindle
- douse
- (also dowse),
- extinguish,
- put out,
- quench,
- snuff (out)
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“Enkindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of enkindle was in 1542
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