kindle

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.

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

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kindler n.

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	kindle - catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" inflame 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" conflagrate, enkindle, inflame 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" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, fire, raise 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

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kindle

verb 1. arouse, excite, inspire, stir, thrill, stimulate, provoke, induce, awaken, animate, rouse, sharpen, inflame, incite, foment, bestir, enkindle

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

Translations

kindle [ˈkɪndl] vt → encender

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kindle [ˈkɪndl] vt → allumer, enflammer

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kindle [ˈkɪndl] vt → anzünden;

(emotion) → wecken

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kindle [ˈkɪndl] vt → accendere, infiammare