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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kin·dle ²  (kndl)

n.

A brood or litter, especially of kittens. See Synonyms at flock¹.

intr.v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles

To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits.

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[Middle English kindelen, to give birth to, from kindel, offspring, from Old English gecynd; see kind².]

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kindle [ˈkɪnd^əl]

vb

1. to set alight or start to burn

2. to arouse or be aroused the project kindled his interest

3. to make or become bright

[from Old Norse kynda, influenced by Old Norse kyndill candle]

kindler  n

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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.

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kindle - The verb is related to Old Norse kyndill, "candle, torch."

See also related terms for torch.

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 These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.

2. light, start, ignite, fire, spark, torch, inflame, set fire to, set a match to I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.
light quell, extinguish, douse, quench

Translations

kindle [ˈkɪndl]

A. VT [+ wood] → prender fuego a; [+ fire] → encender (fig) [+ emotion, interest] → despertar, suscitar

B. VI [wood, fire] → prender, encenderse (fig) (with emotion) → despertarse

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kindle [ˈkɪnd^əl] vt

[+ fire] → allumer, enflammer

[+ ambition, interest] → attiser

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kindle

vt fire → entfachen, anzünden, entzünden; imagination → anregen; interest → wecken; enthusiasm → entfachen

vi (fire, wood etc) → brennen; (passions, enthusiasm etc) → entbrennen, aufflammen

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kindle [ˈkɪndl] vt (wood) → appiccare il fuoco a; (fire) → accendere; (emotion, interest) → suscitare

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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, aanstook يُضْرِم، يوقِد، يُهَيِّج، يُثير запалвам zapálit (se) tænde entzünden ανάβω φωτιά, εξάπτω encender põlema süütama, põlema süttima آتش زدن؛ افروختن sytyttää allumer, enflammer לְהַצִית सुलगाना, सुलगना potpirivati meggyújt menyalakan kveikja í accendere, accendersi, infiammare, infiammarsi 火をつける 불을 붙이다 už(si)degti aizdedzināt; iekurt; aizdegties; iekvēlināt memarakkan (doen) ontbranden lage bål, ta fyr; hisse opp rozpalać acender a aprinde, a da foc разжигать; вызывать roznietiť (sa); chytiť sa zanetiti potpaliti antända, fatta eld, underblåsa จุดไฟ tutuş(tur)mak, alevlen(dir)mek 點燃 запалювати; загорітися سلگانا đốt lửa 点燃

n kindling

dry wood etc for starting a fire. vuurmaakhoutjies حَطَب لإشْعال النّار подпалки třísky na podpal optændingsbrænde das Anzündmaterial προσάναμμα leña, astilla tulehakatis خاشاک؛ آتشگیره sytyke petit bois חוֹמֶר בְּעִירָה आग सुलगाने का सामान potpaljivanje meggyújtás kayu kering sprek til uppkveikju sterpi 点火 불쏘시개 prakuros iekurs bahan penghidup api aanmaakhout opptenningsved podpałka graveto vreascuri щепки drevo, papier ap. na podpálenie trske drvca za potpalu vatre tändved ฟืน kuru odun; çıra 火種 тріски, скалки آگ جلانے کی جھپٹیاں củi nhóm lửa 引火物