enkindle

(en kindəl, in-)

transitive verb enkindled, enkindling

  1. to set on fire; make blaze up
  2. to stir up; arouse; excite

See enkindle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb en·kin·dled, en·kin·dling, en·kin·dles
verb, transitive
  1. To set afire; light.
  2. To incite; arouse.
  3. To make luminous and glowing.
verb, intransitive
To catch fire.

Related Forms:

  • en·kinˈdler noun

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