Thesaurus:kindle

Thesaurus

kindle

English

Verb

Sense: to cause to begin burning; to start a fire

Synonyms

• conflagrate
• fire
• ignite
• inflame
• kindle
• light
• set ablaze
• set afire
• set aflame
• set alight
• set fire
• set on fire

Antonyms

• douse
• extinguish
• put out
• quench

Various

• stoke

Further reading

• “384. calefaction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “kindle” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.