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kindle

verbCommon GRE wordMore K words

to ignite or arouse a feeling or activity

In a sentence

Kindle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing kindle in a sentence.

The lecture kindled in her a lifelong fascination with astronomy.

Synonyms
ignitesparkarouseinflame
Antonyms
extinguishquellsmother
Common questions

Questions about “kindle

Kindle (verb) means to ignite or arouse a feeling or activity
Here is kindle used in an example sentence: "The lecture kindled in her a lifelong fascination with astronomy."
Common synonyms for kindle include ignite, spark, arouse, inflame.
Antonyms of kindle include extinguish, quell, smother.
Kindle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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