kin·dle1 Pronunciation Key (kndl)
v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles
v. tr.
To build or fuel (a fire).
To set fire to; ignite.
To cause to glow; light up: The sunset kindled the skies.
To arouse (an emotion, for example): No spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion (George Eliot).
v. intr.
To catch fire; burst into flame.
To become bright; glow.
To become inflamed.
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.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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kin·dle2 Pronunciation Key (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.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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kindler
\Kin"dler\, n. One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire. ``Kindlers of riot.'' --Gay.
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