enkindle

[en-kin-dl]

Origin

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), en·kin·dled, en·kin·dling.

to kindle into flame, ardor, activity, etc.

Origin:
1540–50; en-¹ + kindle

Related forms

en·kin·dler, noun

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enkindle (ɪnˈkɪnd^əl)

—vb
1.	to set on fire; kindle
2.	to excite to activity or ardour; arouse

en'kindler

—n

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enkindle

1540s (literal), 1580s (figurative), from en- + kindle.

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