ENKINDLES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

enkindles

verb

present tense third-person singular of enkindle

as in burns

to set (something) on fire see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs

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That burns tokens, slows response times and increases the chances that the model will miss or misread something important.

— Bruce Kelley, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Spain this year has already suffered 22 major forest fires, which is defined as a fire that burns over 500 hectares (1,235 acres).

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of burns

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While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.

— Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.

— Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of kindles

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Compressed gas ejects the missile from its vertical launch cell before its main engine ignites above the ship.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Next door in Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center recently went to its highest preparedness level, meaning if another major fire ignites out here there won't be enough federal resources available to respond.

— Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of ignites

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Asthma is a chronic condition that inflames the airways and can make breathing difficult.

— Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2026
The episode inflames the diplomatic spat between the two countries that began over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026

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