Kindle
verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
“arouse pity”
Similar: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, raise
verb
cause to start burning
“The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds”
Similar: enkindle, conflagrate, inflame
verb
catch fire
“The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles”
Similar: inflame
Word family
kindled · kindling