Kindle vs. Provoke — What's the Difference?

To build or fuel (a fire).

To incite to anger or resentment

To set fire to; ignite.

To stir to action or feeling

To cause to glow; light up

To give rise to; bring about

To arouse (an emotion, for example)

To bring about deliberately; induce

To catch fire; burst into flame.

(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

To become bright; glow.

(transitive) To bring about a reaction.

To become inflamed.

(obsolete) To appeal.

To be stirred up; rise.

To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate.

To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits.

To cause provocation or anger.

A brood or litter, especially of kittens.

To appeal. [A Latinism]

(transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).

Call forth;

To begin to grow or take hold.

Provide the needed stimulus for

To bring forth young; to give birth.

Annoy continually or chronically;

A group of kittens.

(of an animal) pregnant

To bring forth young.

To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings.

Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame.

To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.

To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.

Catch fire;

Cause to start burning;

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);