Englishkindle
verb
1 he kindled a fire of dry grass:
light, ignite, set alight, set light to, set on fire, set fire to, put a match to, set burning, get going, start, touch off, spark;
informal torch.
▷antonyms douse, extinguish, put out.
2 it was Elvis who kindled my interest in music:
rouse, arouse, wake, waken, awaken, quicken;
stimulate, inspire, stir up, call forth, call/bring into being, draw forth, bring out, excite, evoke, pique, whet, stir, provoke, spur, fire, inflame, trigger, prompt, induce, encourage, actuate, activate, touch off, spark off, set off, set going, incite, promote, engender, generate;
literary enkindle.
kindle (1) Oxford Dictionary of English