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kindle

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kin·dle 1  (kndl)
v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles
v.tr.
1.
a. To build or fuel (a fire).
b. To set fire to; ignite.
2. To cause to glow; light up: The sunset kindled the skies.
3. To arouse (an emotion, for example): "No spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion" George Eliot.
v.intr.
1. To catch fire; burst into flame.
2. To become bright; glow.
3. To become inflamed.
4. To be stirred up; rise.

[Middle English kindelen (influenced by kindelen, to give birth to, cause), probably from Old Norse kynda.]

kindler n.

kindle
Verb
[-dling, -dled]
1. to set (a fire) alight or (of a fire) to start to burn
2. to arouse or be aroused: his passions were kindled as quickly as her own [Old Norse kynda]

Kindle, Kendle, Kindling, Kyndyll a litter or brood, [from the German Kinder’children, offspring’?]
Examples: kindle of young cats—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; of elephants, 1220; of hares; of kittens,—Brewer; of leverets; of rabbits.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.kindle - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
flare up - ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
2.kindle - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
rekindle - kindle anew, as of a fire
3.kindle - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"
ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"
infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"
prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - 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"
stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
excite - arouse or elicit a feeling
anger - make angry; "The news angered him"
discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure
shame - cause to be ashamed
spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

kindle
verb 2. light, start, ignite, fire, spark, torch, inflame, set fire to, set a match to << OPPOSITE extinguish
Translations

kindle [ˈkɪndl] vtencender
kindle [ˈkɪndl] vtallumer, enflammer
kindle [ˈkɪndl] vtanzünden;
(emotion) → wecken
kindle [ˈkɪndl] vtaccendere, infiammare

kindle
v kindle [ˈkindl]
to (cause to) catch fire I kindled a fire using twigs and grass; The fire kindled easily; His speech kindled the anger of the crowd.aansteek, aanstookيُضْرِم، يوقِد، يُهَيِّج، يُثيرзапалвамzapálit (se)tændeentzündenανάβω φωτιά, εξάπτωencenderpõlema süütama, põlema süttimaآتش زدن؛ افروختنsytyttää, syttyäallumer, enflammerלְהַצִיתसुलगाना, सुलगनाpotpirivatimeggyújtmenyalakankveikja íaccendere, accendersi, infiammare, infiammarsi火をつける불붙다; 불을 붙이다, 부채질하다už(si)degtiaizdedzināt; iekurt; aizdegties; iekvēlinātmemarakkan(doen) ontbrandenlage bål, ta fyr; hisse opprozpalaćacendera aprinde, a da focразжигать; вызыватьroznietiť (sa); chytiť sazanetitipotpalitiantända, fatta eld, underblåsaจุดไฟtutuş(tur)mak, alevlen(dir)mek點燃запалювати; загорітисяسلگاناđốt lửa
n ˈkindling
dry wood etc for starting a fire. vuurmaakhoutjiesحَطَب لإشْعال النّارподпалкиtřísky na podpaloptændingsbrændedas Anzündmaterialπροσάναμμαleña, astillatulehakatisخاشاک؛ آتشگیرهsytykepetit boisחוֹמֶר בְּעִירָהआग सुलगाने का सामानpotpaljivanjemeggyújtáskayu keringsprek til uppkveikjusterpi点火불쏘시개prakurosiekursbahan penghidup apiaanmaakhoutopptenningsvedpodpałkagravetovreascuriщепкиdrevo, papier ap. na podpálenietrskedrvca za potpalu vatretändvedฟืนkuru odun; çıra引火物тріски, скалкиآگ جلانے کی جھپٹیاںcủi nhóm lửa

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This passion hath his floods, in very times of weakness; which are great prosperity, and great adversity; though this latter hath been less observed: both which times kindle love, and make it more fervent, and therefore show it to be the child of folly.
Happy those who, hastening down again ere it dies out, can kindle their earthly altars at its flame.
So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities, that where no substantial occasion presents itself, the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts.
 
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