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en⋅kin⋅dle

  [en-kin-dl]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -dled, -dling.
to kindle into flame, ardor, activity, etc.
Origin:
1540–50; en- 1 + kindle

Related forms:
en⋅kin⋅dler, noun
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en·kin·dle   (ěn-kĭn'dl)   
v.   en·kin·dled, en·kin·dling, en·kin·dles

v.   tr.
  1. To set afire; light.
  2. To incite; arouse.
  3. To make luminous and glowing.
v.   intr.
To catch fire.
en·kin'dler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Enkindle

En*kin"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enkindled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enkindling.]

1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. --Shak.

2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.

To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. --Talfourd.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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