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verb (used with object)
1.
to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.
2.
to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter).
3.
to excite; stir up or set going; animate; rouse; inflame: He kindled their hopes of victory.
4.
to light up, illuminate, or make bright: Happiness kindled her eyes.
verb (used without object)
5.
to begin to burn, as combustible matter, a light, fire, or flame.
6.
to become aroused or animated.
7.
to become lighted up, bright, or glowing, as the sky at dawn or the eyes with ardor.
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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English kindlen < Old Norse kynda; compare Old Norse kindill torch, candle
1150–1200; Middle English kindlen < Old Norse kynda; compare Old Norse kindill torch, candle
Related forms
kin·dler, noun
Synonyms
1–3. fire, light. Kindle, ignite, inflame imply setting something on fire. To kindle is especially to cause something gradually to begin burning; it is often used figuratively: to kindle someone's interest. To ignite is to set something on fire with a sudden burst of flame: to ignite dangerous hatreds. Inflame is now found chiefly in figurative uses, as referring to unnaturally hot, sore, or swollen conditions in the body, or to exciting the mind by strong emotion: The wound was greatly inflamed. 3. arouse, awaken, bestir, incite, stimulate.
1–3. fire, light. Kindle, ignite, inflame imply setting something on fire. To kindle is especially to cause something gradually to begin burning; it is often used figuratively: to kindle someone's interest. To ignite is to set something on fire with a sudden burst of flame: to ignite dangerous hatreds. Inflame is now found chiefly in figurative uses, as referring to unnaturally hot, sore, or swollen conditions in the body, or to exciting the mind by strong emotion: The wound was greatly inflamed. 3. arouse, awaken, bestir, incite, stimulate.
Example Sentences
- The paintings show two mother cats and each kindle of kittens.
- They meet, date and kindle the standard romantic sparks until each learns the awesome truth about the other's brood.
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verb (used with object)
1.
(of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
verb (used without object)
2.
(of animals, especially rabbits) to give birth, as to a litter.
noun
3.
a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
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Word Origin & History
kindle
c.1200, from O.N. kynda "to kindle," of uncertain origin, + freq. suffix -le. Kindling "material for lighting fire" is from 1513.
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