kindle
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
catch fire
The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
Types & categories
- flare up hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cause to start burning
The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- kindling derivation
Sense 3 verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
arouse pity
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- arousal derivation
- elicitation derivation
- incitation derivation
- provocative derivation
- redolent derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindling |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindling |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | flare up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindling |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ignite |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rekindle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | arousal |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | elicitation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocative |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | redolent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | create |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | touch a chord |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | invite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rekindle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | infatuate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prick |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | excite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | anger |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | untune |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shame |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overwhelm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | interest |