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ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

brighten collapse: become brighter; "The sky brightened"; make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"; become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"

rekindle collapse: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"; kindle anew, as of a fire

irradiate collapse: expose to radiation; "irradiate food"; cast rays of light upon

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

light up collapse: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"; start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"; ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

torch collapse: a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance; burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

kindle collapse: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"; catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

spotlight collapse: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer; illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

highlight collapse: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"; apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

inflame collapse: become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"; cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"; arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

illuminate collapse: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

feed collapse: food for domestic livestock; introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"; give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"; take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"; serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"; feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"; provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"; gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"; support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"

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