Meanings
present singular third person enkindles · participle present enkindling · participle past enkindled · past enkindled
- archaictransitiveTo kindle; to arouse or evoke.
That, trusted home, might yet enkindle you unto the crown, besides the Thane of Cawdor.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]1 more example
"By them enkindled, every heart grew warm, / "By them excited, all were taught to arm, […]
1809, Philip Freneau, Occasioned By a Legislation Bill proposing a Taxation upon NewspapersSynonyms: inflame, set on fire, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enthrill, exagitate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo kindle; to arouse or evoke.
More synonyms by meaning
verbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian запалвам, разпалвам
- запалвам (zapalvam)kindle; arouse or evoke
- разпалвам (razpalvam)kindle; arouse or evoke
German anzünden, entfachen
- anzündenkindle; arouse or evoke
- entfachenkindle; arouse or evoke
- ansteckenkindle; arouse or evoke
Ukrainian запалити, розпалити
- запалити (zapalyty)kindle; arouse or evoke
- розпалити (rozpalyty)kindle; arouse or evoke
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enkindle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enkindle
“enkindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enkindle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enkindle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enkindle.
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