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enkindle vs stimulate

stimulate vs enkindle

enkindle and stimulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enkindle No No Yes No
stimulate No No Yes No
As verbs, stimulate is a hyponym of enkindle; that is, stimulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enkindle:
  • enkindle: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • stimulate: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Other hyponyms of enkindle include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
enkindle (verb) stimulate (verb)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) cause to be alert and energetic
cause to start burning act as a stimulant
provide the needed stimulus for
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
cause to occur rapidly
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
stir feelings in
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